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Black Hill

Black Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Black Hill rises to 1,613 m in New Mexico. West Blue Mountain stands 3,145 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bottle Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. El Camino Real runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013410, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1613 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.57597, -107.18451

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 26
  • Deer Springs: 10.7 mi
  • San Jose 'spring: 11.3 mi
  • San Mateo Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Aragon Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Twentyfive Yard Spring: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Mesa del Contadero: 12.5 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 12.6 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 12.7 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 12.7 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Camino de Sueños: 4.2 mi
Museums: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Garcia Falls: 16.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Black Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Blue MountainWNW 292°3,145 m16.2 mi
Blue MountainWNW 292°3,135 m15.6 mi
Vicks PeakW 264°3,126 m14.5 mi
San Mateo MountainW 266°3,089 m15.3 mi
San Mateo PeakW 280°3,082 m14.4 mi
Apache Kid PeakWNW 289°3,065 m14.0 mi
Teepee PeakWNW 295°3,029 m15.7 mi
Holdup MountainWNW 286°2,828 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4819:21
June solstice06:0019:4620:23
September equinox06:5818:3419:07
December solstice07:1016:2717:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394451586675797770594738
Precip in0.40.40.40.30.40.51.71.91.30.90.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bosque DEL Apache, 23 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357570724

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