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Apache Hill

Apache Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Apache Hill rises to 1,765 m in New Mexico. Hillsboro Peak stands 3,053 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Valley, a ghost town 0.8 miles away. Lake Valley Back Country Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49008956, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1765 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.72980, -107.56836

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 9
  • Rock Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Libby Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Derry Warm Spring: 17.5 mi
  • 6 B Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Bald Hill Spring: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
  • Black Range Museum: 13.2 mi
  • Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 24.2 mi
  • Village of Hatch Museum: 24.5 mi
Parks: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Apache Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hillsboro PeakNW 322°3,053 m19.7 mi
Sawyers PeakNW 310°2,936 m15.9 mi
Cross-O MountainNW 319°2,890 m18.4 mi
Granite PeakNNW 329°2,830 m21.8 mi
Seven Brothers MountainNW 310°2,657 m14.3 mi
Cookes PeakSW 215°2,444 m16.3 mi
Thompson ConeWNW 303°2,396 m12.5 mi
Pine Flat MountainWNW 297°2,385 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:5019:22
June solstice06:0419:4620:22
September equinox06:5918:3619:08
December solstice07:0916:3117:09

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451586674777569584739
Precip in0.60.40.30.30.70.82.12.42.01.00.70.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 885834 — Apache Hill, Sierra County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357570085

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