Burro Hill
Burro Hill rises to 1,437 m in New Mexico. Pickett Hill stands 1,964 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas Hill, a peak 6.3 miles away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 11 miles off. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49017063, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1437 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Guadalupe Back Country Byway
35 named places within 25 miles
- Texas Hill: 6.3 mi
- Corona Hill: 9.9 mi
- Walt: 11.5 mi
- Cone Butte: 11.6 mi
- Old Ranch Knoll: 11.8 mi
- Guadalupe Mountains Historical Marker: 10.7 mi
- Sitting Bull Falls: 15.1 mi
- Brantley Lake State Park: 21.5 mi
- Wimberly Park: 24.5 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #5: 12.7 mi
- Flying Paper Boy of the Guadalupes: 18.3 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #1: 20.2 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #2: 23.9 mi
- McGruder Spring: 23.6 mi
- Lassiter Spring: 24.1 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 15.1 mi
- Queen: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burro Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickett Hill | SSW 195° | 1,964 m | 21.3 mi |
| Dinner Hill | SSE 168° | 1,952 m | 22.4 mi |
| Ares Peak | SSW 197° | 1,757 m | 13.7 mi |
| Texas Hill | WSW 238° | 1,689 m | 6.3 mi |
| Thayer Hill | SSE 163° | 1,687 m | 19.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSE 163° | 1,668 m | 19.5 mi |
| Corona Hill | W 275° | 1,613 m | 9.9 mi |
| Lookout Point | ESE 120° | 1,421 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:34 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:25 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:21 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dark Canyon Road, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357571271
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- Carlsbad Caverns National Park · 26 mi
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