Black Hill
Black Hill rises to 1,995 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Point of Rocks, a peak 4.3 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 6.5 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013400, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,995 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 6.7 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 83.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
58 named places within 25 miles
- Point of Rocks: 4.3 mi
- Point of Rocks Mesa: 4.6 mi
- Hogback Butte: 4.6 mi
- Sombrero Butte: 6.0 mi
- Lone Tree Hill: 8.4 mi
- Dorsey Mansion State Monument: 6.3 mi
- Maxwell Park: 20.4 mi
- Colfax County Fairgrounds: 21.5 mi
- Grave: 11.3 mi
- Old Colfax County Courhouse: 20.9 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 20.8 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 20.8 mi
- Devils Point: 8.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | N 8° | 2,682 m | 15.8 mi |
| Pine Buttes | NNE 13° | 2,569 m | 13.1 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | NNE 31° | 2,542 m | 15.0 mi |
| Raspberry Mountain | N 2° | 2,462 m | 12.4 mi |
| The Crater | NNE 12° | 2,448 m | 11.9 mi |
| Trujillo Mesa | NNE 17° | 2,435 m | 11.0 mi |
| Hogeye Mesa | NNE 22° | 2,416 m | 11.1 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | N 352° | 2,401 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
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 | 36 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springer, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357585725
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