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Blackwater Hill

Blackwater Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Blackwater Hill rises to 1,334 m in New Mexico. Sunset Peak stands 2,817 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Hill, a peak 12 miles away. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1334 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.47065, -104.85414

60 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • Enchanted Lands Park: 17.5 mi
  • Cielo Grande Second Park Area: 18.3 mi
  • Cielo Grande Park: 18.4 mi
  • Noon Optimist Park: 18.4 mi
  • Delta West Park: 18.5 mi
Peaks: 9
Historic sites: 7
  • Memorial Point: 17.9 mi
  • Atlas Missile Site 579-11: 18.3 mi
  • Roswell Historic Marker: 19.3 mi
  • Arch: 19.3 mi
  • Iron Cross: 19.5 mi
Museums: 6
Attractions: 3
  • R H Goddard's Launch Tower: 19.6 mi
  • UFO Alien Crash Communion Wall: 21.9 mi
  • Historic Lincoln: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • H22: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackwater Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunset PeakWNW 290°2,817 m23.4 mi
Chimney RockWNW 293°2,246 m24.8 mi
Boy Scout MountainWNW 295°2,039 m24.6 mi
RamerezWNW 296°1,867 m21.9 mi
South ArabelaWNW 285°1,758 m18.5 mi
Cedar HillNNW 335°1,407 m12.3 mi
Haystack MountainENE 62°1,248 m14.7 mi
Round TopNE 39°1,239 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3919:11
June solstice05:5119:3620:13
September equinox06:4818:2518:58
December solstice07:0016:1816:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424551586674767468594942
Precip in0.40.40.50.71.01.52.12.92.51.10.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Picacho, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898728 — Blackwater Hill, Chaves County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357583937

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