Black Hills
Black Hills rises to 1,428 m in Colorado. Antelope Mesa stands 1,479 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Horse Point, a cliff 3.6 miles away. 8 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Crowley County, Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013437, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,428 m
How to reach it
8 named places within 25 miles
- Cow Butte: 7.0 mi
- Kim Hill: 10.7 mi
- Nero Hill: 20.3 mi
- Antelope Mesa: 23.2 mi
- Wild Horse Point: 3.6 mi
- Todd Point: 15.8 mi
- Walker Point: 16.5 mi
- Karval Lake State Recreation Area: 14.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Mesa | WSW 247° | 1,479 m | 23.2 mi |
| Cow Butte | WSW 238° | 1,457 m | 7.0 mi |
| Nero Hill | SW 226° | 1,409 m | 20.3 mi |
| Kim Hill | ENE 69° | 1,382 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:55 | 16:37 |
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 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 52 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ordway 21 N, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358930478
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