Bedford Hill
Bedford Hill rises to 1,312 m in New Mexico. Mesa Redonda stands 1,580 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Caprock Amphitheatre & Ralph Stanfield Memorial Nature Trail, a park 7.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.7 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49011768, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1312 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 3.6 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 23.5 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Caprock View · 8 mi
- San Jon Hill View · 8 mi
59 named places within 25 miles
- San Jon Hill: 8.0 mi
- Mesa Redonda: 13.1 mi
- Bulldog Mesa: 13.5 mi
- Tucumcari Mountain: 14.1 mi
- Boney Hill: 15.6 mi
- Caprock Amphitheatre & Ralph Stanfield Memorial Nature Trail: 7.9 mi
- San Jon Municipal Park: 9.6 mi
- San Jon PS Park: 10.0 mi
- Wailes Park: 15.9 mi
- Arthur Jimenez Park: 16.4 mi
- Tee Pee Curios: 16.2 mi
- Tee pee curios (Tumtucari): 16.2 mi
- Quay County Courthouse Historic Site: 16.7 mi
- Baca-Goodman House Historic Site: 16.7 mi
- Rock Island-Southern Pacific Passenger Depot Historic Site: 16.7 mi
- Llano Estacado Historical Marker: 9.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Tucumcari Mountain Historical Marker: 14.1 mi
- Comanche Country Historical Marker: 14.1 mi
- Mesalands Community College Dinosaur Museum: 16.7 mi
- Tucumcari Historical Museum: 16.8 mi
- Carand Collecible Museum: 23.3 mi
- The Legendary Road: 16.8 mi
- The Minds Eye: 21.4 mi
- The Caprock: 8.4 mi
- Ute Lake State Park Picnic Ground: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bedford Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Redonda | WSW 248° | 1,580 m | 13.1 mi |
| Saddleback Mesa | WSW 251° | 1,569 m | 22.7 mi |
| Tucumcari Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,509 m | 14.1 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | W 262° | 1,499 m | 24.4 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SW 234° | 1,496 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mesa Quemado | W 269° | 1,478 m | 22.2 mi |
| Ragland Hill | SW 226° | 1,470 m | 21.2 mi |
| Park Hill | ESE 107° | 1,422 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN JON, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 886161 — Bedford Hill, Quay County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357570411
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