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Bear Grass Hill

Bear Grass Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Grass Hill rises to 1,673 m in New Mexico. Burro Peak stands 2,445 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogback Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49011313, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1673 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.49619, -108.23699

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 16
Springs: 11
  • Grapevine Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Mud Spring: 13.7 mi
  • McCain Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Rustler Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Juniper Spring: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • Adonis Pit: 18.4 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 18.5 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 18.6 mi
  • North Pit: 18.8 mi
  • King Bolt Pit: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Butterfield Rest Area: 15.0 mi
  • Gage Rest Area: 19.9 mi
  • Yucca Rest Area: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 3
  • C: 19.0 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 19.7 mi
  • W: 22.9 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 2
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 19.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Bear Grass Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burro PeakWNW 300°2,445 m13.1 mi
Bear MountainNNW 343°2,444 m24.5 mi
Jacks PeakWNW 299°2,428 m12.5 mi
Ferguson MountainWNW 300°2,424 m13.6 mi
McComas PeakNNW 343°2,340 m22.9 mi
Kneeling NunNNE 29°2,328 m22.7 mi
W MountainN 360°2,319 m24.1 mi
Whitehorse MountainNE 50°2,259 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:25
June solstice06:0719:4820:24
September equinox07:0218:3919:11
December solstice07:1116:3517:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404348556473757367574739
Precip in1.11.10.60.30.40.63.32.71.61.11.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Signal, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357570385

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