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Boston Hill

Boston Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Boston Hill rises to 1,944 m in New Mexico. Black Peak stands 2,745 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Comanche Pit, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014928, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1944 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.76174, -108.29699

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 44
  • Ash Spring: 7.6 mi
  • McCain Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Cave Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Allen Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 9.7 mi
Parks: 12
Cliffs: 5
  • Comanche Pit: 0.2 mi
  • North Pit: 0.3 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 0.3 mi
  • King Bolt Pit: 0.6 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 0.8 mi
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 1.7 mi
  • W: 5.3 mi
  • C: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 1.8 mi
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 9.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Boston Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakNE 37°2,745 m12.9 mi
Signal PeakNNE 31°2,737 m13.1 mi
Twin SistersNE 36°2,524 m11.3 mi
Scott PeakNNE 21°2,521 m13.6 mi
Twin SistersNE 36°2,495 m11.0 mi
Pinos Altos MountainNNE 25°2,473 m7.6 mi
Burro PeakSW 214°2,445 m14.2 mi
Bear MountainNW 325°2,444 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5319:25
June solstice06:0619:4920:25
September equinox07:0218:3919:11
December solstice07:1216:3417:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444652586575767571615143
Precip in1.10.90.50.30.60.83.92.92.11.00.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357592387

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