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Black Hill

Black Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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 Historical Marker, a park 4.3 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 6.5 miles off. 62 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
1995 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.39920, -104.22331

62 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Grave: 11.3 mi
  • Old Colfax County Courhouse: 20.9 mi
Museums: 2
  • Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 20.8 mi
  • Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laughlin PeakN 8°2,682 m15.8 mi
Pine ButtesNNE 13°2,569 m13.1 mi
Palo Blanco MountainNNE 31°2,542 m15.0 mi
Raspberry MountainN 2°2,462 m12.4 mi
The CraterNNE 12°2,448 m11.9 mi
Trujillo MesaNNE 17°2,435 m11.0 mi
Hogeye MesaNNE 22°2,416 m11.1 mi
Turkey MountainN 352°2,401 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:4019:4020:19
September equinox06:4618:2118:55
December solstice07:0616:0616:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343645516069737164544333
Precip in0.60.40.91.21.52.03.03.02.11.20.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springer, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357585725

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