Beacon Light Hill
Beacon Light Hill rises to 2,262 m in New Mexico. Lookout Mountain stands 2,777 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mower Hill, a peak 4.7 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 5.1 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49011217, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2262 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 29.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.9 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
78 named places within 25 miles
- Mower Hill: 4.7 mi
- Loma Medios: 4.8 mi
- Antenna Hill: 5.7 mi
- Wild Sheep Mesa: 7.9 mi
- Knife Hill: 8.0 mi
- Pescado Spring: 5.3 mi
- Lower Pescado: 5.5 mi
- Aragon Springs: 9.7 mi
- Muerto Spring: 13.0 mi
- Dan Valley Spring: 13.5 mi
- Ho’n A:wan Community Park: 18.1 mi
- Long Park: 19.2 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 20.4 mi
- McGaffey Camp and Picnic Grounds: 22.6 mi
- Los Gigantes: 8.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain Rim: 18.3 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 22.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 18.0 mi
- Museum of Zuni: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beacon Light Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | NE 49° | 2,777 m | 18.6 mi |
| Cerro Alto | SE 141° | 2,593 m | 22.0 mi |
| Cerro Bandera | E 98° | 2,539 m | 24.6 mi |
| Cerro Lobo | SE 128° | 2,528 m | 21.6 mi |
| Cerro Chato | SE 132° | 2,504 m | 23.0 mi |
| Cerro Negro | ESE 119° | 2,490 m | 20.4 mi |
| The Rincon | NNE 29° | 2,489 m | 19.4 mi |
| Cerro Piedrita | SE 127° | 2,487 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:55 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:28 | 17:07 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 39 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Morro Natl MON, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357570375
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