Buffalo Soldier Hill
Buffalo Soldier Hill rises to 1,218 m in New Mexico. Ramsey Hill stands 1,151 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Neeley Ward School, a historic site 9.2 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 18 miles off. 25 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
Buffalo Soldier Hill is a summit, a hill, in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, in the United States. With an elevation of 3,993 feet (1,217 m), Buffalo Soldier Hill is the 2511st highest summit in New Mexico. The summit was the scene of the Buffalo Soldier tragedy of 1877, from which it takes its name. Old variant names were Nigger Hill, and Dead Negro Hill. The current name of the hill was approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names around 2005. Buffalo Soldier Draw in Texas was likely named in memory of the same event.
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Wikidata Q19600613, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1218 m
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
25 named places within 25 miles
- Neeley Ward School: 9.2 mi
- Maple Cemetery: 10.2 mi
- Site of Virginia City: 16.8 mi
- Morton Memorial Cemetery: 17.9 mi
- Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877: 17.9 mi
- Sandhills Prairie Conservation Area: 11.8 mi
- Sandhills Prairie Conservation Area: 13.2 mi
- Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge: 23.2 mi
- Bluit: 12.2 mi
- Virginia City: 17.7 mi
- Clark Monument Number 4: 15.5 mi
- Cochran County Park: 19.2 mi
- Ramsey Hill: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Soldier Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey Hill | E 98° | 1,151 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:31 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 06:43 | 20:30 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:18 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 17:10 | 17:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morton, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357622881
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