Black Hill
Black Hill rises to 1,995 m in New Mexico. Huerfano Mountain stands 2,268 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Moncisco Mesa, a peak 7.4 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 5.9 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013407, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,995 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lehmer Lookout · 22 mi
- Terrace View · 26 mi
- Shrimp Burrows · 26 mi
- Pueblo Bonito Overlook · 26 mi
126 named places within 25 miles
- Log Jam Petrified Wood: 9.2 mi
- De Na Zin Wilderness Area: 9.3 mi
- Hoodoos: 9.7 mi
- Stone Wings: 10.2 mi
- Eagles Nest: 10.2 mi
- Overlook Area: 14.4 mi
- Lee Acres Park: 20.4 mi
- Sycamore Park & Community Center: 21.5 mi
- Mossman Gladden Park: 21.5 mi
- Boyd Park: 21.9 mi
- Pierre's Site Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 15.6 mi
- Twin Angels Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 16.4 mi
- Angel Peak Scenic Area: 16.7 mi
- Kutz Canyon Paleontological Area: 17.2 mi
- B Square Ranch: 18.3 mi
- Moncisco Mesa: 7.4 mi
- Alamo Mesa: 8.1 mi
- Huerfano Mountain: 16.8 mi
- Angel Peak: 18.9 mi
- White Rock: 21.1 mi
- Bolack Electromechanical Museum: 20.2 mi
- Bolack Museum of Fish and Wildlife: 21.4 mi
- Salmon Ruin Museum: 21.5 mi
- Museum Of Navajo Art & Culture: 22.5 mi
- E3 Children's Museum & Science Center: 22.7 mi
- All Veterans Memorial Plaza: 22.7 mi
- US HW 550 end: 22.9 mi
- Penasco Blanco Great Kiva 1 antechambers: 23.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 24.8 mi
- Shannon Bluff: 20.4 mi
- Morningstar Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Lamp & Light: 22.6 mi
- Bloomfield "B": 23.9 mi
- Bentley Spring: 18.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huerfano Mountain | E 85° | 2,268 m | 16.8 mi |
| Huerfanito Peak | ENE 66° | 2,180 m | 22.1 mi |
| Harris Mesa | NE 54° | 2,165 m | 23.4 mi |
| Angel Peak | NE 55° | 2,096 m | 18.9 mi |
| Moncisco Mesa | NW 311° | 2,006 m | 7.4 mi |
| White Rock | SSW 199° | 1,985 m | 21.1 mi |
| Red Hill | SSW 195° | 1,938 m | 22.9 mi |
| Alamo Mesa | SSE 163° | 1,893 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:22 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Otis, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899532 — Black Hill, San Juan County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357585729
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