Aspen Hill
Aspen Hill rises to 2,929 m in New Mexico. Cerro Vista stands 3,638 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Laguna Salada Mesa, a peak 0.7 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Wikidata Q49009190, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2929 m
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 54.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.3 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 14 mi
- Base Camp View · 15 mi
- U S Hill · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Laguna Salada Mesa: 0.7 mi
- Willy's Tip: 3.1 mi
- Spruce Hill: 3.9 mi
- La Mesa: 5.8 mi
- Apache Peak: 5.9 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 5.7 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 12.5 mi
- D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker: 13.2 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 14.7 mi
- Palisades Sill: 16.6 mi
- Coyote Creek State Park: 9.9 mi
- Olympic Park: 10.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Palo Flechado Pass Historical Marker: 13.7 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 16.6 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 11.9 mi
- Rayado: 12.5 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 14.3 mi
- Covered Wagon: 15.2 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 15.4 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 16.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 16.7 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 17.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 18.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 18.3 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 12.5 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 15.3 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 18.7 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 19.0 mi
- Cleveland Roller Mill Museum: 24.8 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 8.7 mi
- Apache Spring: 16.7 mi
- Loring Spring: 21.3 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 14.9 mi
- Tipi: 18.6 mi
- Eagle: 19.1 mi
- Betty's Bra: 10.8 mi
- Palisades: 16.7 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- La Vinateria: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Aspen Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Vista | WSW 254° | 3,638 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Phillips | N 354° | 3,553 m | 12.4 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | N 356° | 3,550 m | 12.3 mi |
| Tolby Peak | N 351° | 3,513 m | 13.4 mi |
| Comanche Peak | N 359° | 3,445.2 m | 12.6 mi |
| Cuchillo de Fernando | W 261° | 3,445 m | 12.4 mi |
| Agua Fria Peak | NW 318° | 3,364 m | 5.9 mi |
| Big Red | N 2° | 3,358.9 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocate 2 NW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357570186
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