Blue Hill
Blue Hill rises to 1,740 m in New Mexico. Ute Peak / Wisuv Káruv stands 3,037 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rock, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 1.6 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49014353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,740 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 23.8 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
- 29.4 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Skinney Rock: 0.7 mi
- White Hill: 1.7 mi
- Flat Top Rock: 2.5 mi
- Volcano Peak: 3.4 mi
- Standing Rock: 3.5 mi
- Kiva Point: 15.1 mi
- Mesa Verde West Rim: 16.9 mi
- Inaccessible House: 17.8 mi
- Casa Colorado: 18.0 mi
- Kodak House: 18.6 mi
- Cliff Palace Viewpoint: 10.2 mi
- Doubled Walled Tower: 15.1 mi
- Sixteen Window House: 17.7 mi
- Lookout Tower: 18.1 mi
- Double House: 18.6 mi
- Chimney Rock: 0.7 mi
- Kaan Paachihpi: 12.6 mi
- Echo Cliff: 18.9 mi
- Soda Point: 18.9 mi
- Cathedral Cliff: 23.2 mi
- Wing Spring: 8.6 mi
- Sunshine Spring: 9.6 mi
- Navajo Spring: 17.8 mi
- Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring: 17.9 mi
- Horse Springs: 20.1 mi
- Wheeler (River Tract): 16.8 mi
- Bradshaw (River Tracts): 17.2 mi
- Schneider (River Tracts): 17.9 mi
- Jewett Valley (River Tracts): 20.0 mi
- Nizhoni Park: 11.2 mi
- Tohache Recreation Area: 21.8 mi
- Comfort Station: 19.3 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ute Peak / Wisuv Káruv | N 350° | 3,037 m | 23.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 346° | 2,863 m | 23.2 mi |
| Horse Mountain | NNW 348° | 2,769 m | 22.7 mi |
| The Knees | NNW 343° | 2,685 m | 20.0 mi |
| Piñon | NNE 17° | 2,531 m | 23.2 mi |
| Navajo Hill | NNE 27° | 2,482 m | 24.7 mi |
| Chapin Mesa | NNE 27° | 2,482 m | 24.7 mi |
| Long Mesa | NNE 24° | 2,480 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:00 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 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 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mesa Verde NP, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 886512 — Blue Hill, San Juan County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357570818
Day trips start here
- Mesa Verde National Park · 25 mi
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