B-52 Hill
B-52 Hill rises to 2,553 m in New Mexico. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Marquez, a peak 1.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49009406, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,553 m
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Marquez: 1.6 mi
- Cerro Chivato: 3.7 mi
- Cerro Pino: 4.1 mi
- Mesa de Cañoncito: 4.1 mi
- Mesa Marquez: 4.3 mi
- Natural Bridge: 14.4 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 20.8 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 21.3 mi
- The Wall: 24.2 mi
- Moon Rocks: 24.4 mi
- Corner Spring: 11.5 mi
- Lower American Canyon Spring: 12.1 mi
- Upper American Canyon Spring: 12.4 mi
- Los Indios Spring: 12.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 13.2 mi
- Rincon del Oso: 4.5 mi
- Puerto Grande: 6.9 mi
- Standing Rock: 16.6 mi
- Frog Mesa: 19.1 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 22.4 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Area: 4.2 mi
- L Bar Ranch: 6.1 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 20.6 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
- Tower Ruins: 14.8 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Cabezon: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of B-52 Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Taylor | WSW 243° | 3,449 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | WSW 245° | 3,057 m | 12.5 mi |
| Cerro Osha | WSW 249° | 2,947 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cerro Venada | WSW 253° | 2,824 m | 14.8 mi |
| Cerro Redondo | WSW 250° | 2,735 m | 7.8 mi |
| Cerros De Alejandro | NW 312° | 2,732 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cerro Chivato | WSW 255° | 2,716 m | 3.7 mi |
| Cerro Aguila | WSW 257° | 2,691 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:22 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 885964 — B-52 Hill, McKinley County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357570217
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