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Bonanza Hill

Bonanza Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bonanza Hill rises to 1,921 m in New Mexico. Thompson Peak stands 3,215 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonanza City, a ghost town 0.6 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014748, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1921 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.53946, -106.10700

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
Museums: 31
Attractions: 27
  • Mountain Village: 2.1 mi
  • Plaza Salazar: 2.4 mi
  • The Downs: 3.6 mi
  • abandoned mine marker: 5.3 mi
  • F-111 Fighter Jet: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 16
Picnic sites: 7
  • Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
  • Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 19.8 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
  • Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 23.4 mi
Springs: 6
  • Yoh toh: 6.1 mi
  • Cochiti Springs: 11.3 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Doe Springs: 18.5 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Hyde Park Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Bonanza Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakENE 61°3,215 m19.2 mi
Glorieta BaldyENE 66°3,116 m18.9 mi
Sierra PeladaENE 62°2,962 m15.1 mi
Monument RockENE 56°2,830 m19.6 mi
Atalaya MountainNE 56°2,780 m15.7 mi
Atalaya MountainNE 56°2,779 m15.7 mi
Placer MountainSSW 194°2,700 m14.5 mi
Shaggy PeakENE 72°2,657 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:16
June solstice05:5019:4620:24
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1116:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643506070737165534032
Precip in0.40.40.70.50.60.61.82.01.31.20.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE CO Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357570889

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