Brown Hill
Brown Hill rises to 2,221 m in New Mexico. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is White Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49015586, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,221 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 10.1 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- lava caves (no entry) · 19 mi
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- White Hill: 2.0 mi
- Goat Hill: 2.0 mi
- Red Point: 3.4 mi
- Obe Worthen Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Black Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Caruco Spring: 10.1 mi
- Aragon Springs: 10.7 mi
- Mule Spring: 11.5 mi
- Aragon Spring: 12.5 mi
- Muerto Spring: 12.6 mi
- Los Gigantes: 9.6 mi
- Hoya de Cibola Vent: 13.0 mi
- Bandera Crater: 14.8 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Xenolith Cave: 18.9 mi
- Old Fort Wingate-Zuni Wagon Road Historic Site: 16.4 mi
- Long Park: 20.9 mi
- Lava Bridge: 13.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Brown Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sedgwick | NE 42° | 2,819 m | 20.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | N 11° | 2,777 m | 18.6 mi |
| Gallo Peak | ENE 78° | 2,642 m | 22.4 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | NE 35° | 2,625 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cerro Alto | SSE 164° | 2,593 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cerro Bandera | E 79° | 2,539 m | 14.0 mi |
| Cerro Lobo | SE 140° | 2,528 m | 9.8 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | NE 53° | 2,528 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:54 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 39 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Morro Natl MON, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583947
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