Black Hill
Black Hill rises to 1,487 m in New Mexico. Brushy Mountain stands 2,320 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Park Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Black Hills Back Country Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013404, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,487 m
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Charlie Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Royal: 3.0 mi
- Steeple Rock: 3.4 mi
- Horse Camp Peak: 4.0 mi
- Piñon Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Park Spring: 0.8 mi
- Goat Camp Spring: 4.8 mi
- Riley Spring: 5.1 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 5.1 mi
- Kelley Spring: 5.3 mi
- Old Virden School: 6.0 mi
- Morenci Southern Railway: 24.5 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 17.9 mi
- Blackbridge Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 6.5 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 19.6 mi
- Gillard Hot Spring: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Black Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mountain | N 7° | 2,320 m | 14.9 mi |
| Maverick Hill | NNW 348° | 2,280 m | 17.8 mi |
| McMullen Peak | N 351° | 2,271 m | 17.1 mi |
| Tillie Hall Peak | N 358° | 2,222 m | 14.6 mi |
| Yellowjacket Peak | N 358° | 2,147 m | 13.3 mi |
| Dry Section Mountain | NNE 31° | 2,127 m | 15.7 mi |
| Applegate Mountain | NE 37° | 2,125 m | 13.4 mi |
| Hells Hole Peak | NNW 342° | 2,110 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:21 | 17:55 | 18:28 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| September equinox | 06:05 | 17:42 | 18:14 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:37 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duncan, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 886410 — Black Hill, Hidalgo County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357570717
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