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Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Beacon Hill rises to 1,443 m in New Mexico. Portal High Point stands 2,613 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Pratt Peak, a peak 2.7 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49011191, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1443 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.93315, -108.95034
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
  • Cienega Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Hummingbird Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Silver Bee Spring: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 14
Nature reserves: 12
  • BLM: 10.3 mi
  • BLM: 11.0 mi
  • Granite Gap Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 11.3 mi
  • BLM: 12.6 mi
  • BLM: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Jhus Falls: 17.0 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Sheila Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Upper East Turkey Creek Waterfall: 18.6 mi
  • Lower Cave Creek Falls: 18.6 mi
Parks: 7
  • Ned Hall Community Park: 7.8 mi
  • Bird watching area: 15.3 mi
  • Maple Camp: 15.6 mi
  • Pine Park: 18.1 mi
  • Bonita Park: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Tractor Minion: 9.6 mi
  • Gardening Minions: 9.6 mi
  • Motorcycle Minion: 9.6 mi
  • Boat Minions: 9.6 mi
  • Wagon Wheel: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Astronomer's Paradise: 12.9 mi
  • Geronimo Surrender Monument: 24.4 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 24.5 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • San Simon Rest Area: 22.5 mi
  • San Simon Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Beacon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Portal High PointWSW 248°2,613 m13.0 mi
Portal PeakWSW 248°2,604 m12.6 mi
Horseshoe PeakWSW 245°2,451 m16.8 mi
Sulphur PeakWSW 242°2,446 m15.9 mi
Onion PeakW 272°2,445 m18.2 mi
Silver PeakW 262°2,431 m14.6 mi
Mount SceloporusW 261°2,413 m14.2 mi
Darnell PeakSW 236°2,258 m13.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2017:5618:28
June solstice05:1118:5019:26
September equinox06:0517:4218:14
December solstice07:1316:3917:16

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444854617079807873635244
Precip in0.70.50.40.20.20.52.31.91.01.00.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Animas 3ese, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357588083

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