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Burro Hill

Burro Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Burro Hill rises to 1,503 m in New Mexico. Mesa Azur stands 2,002 m to the west-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sierro Kemado, a peak 1.3 miles away. El Camino Real passes 5.3 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017062, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1503 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.53008, -107.08835

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
Museums: 6
  • Village of Hatch Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Las Cruces Railroad Museum: 23.3 mi
  • Branigan Cultural Center: 23.4 mi
  • Art Museum: 23.4 mi
  • Museum of Nature & Science: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Teako's Giants of Hatch: 10.1 mi
  • Lucero Wash petroglyphs: 12.8 mi
  • Sandia Gulch End: 16.7 mi
  • Sandia Gulch Begin: 17.4 mi
  • World's Largest Chili Pepper: 22.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • North Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • South Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Rincon Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 10.8 mi
  • Uvas Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 19.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Derry Warm Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Libby Spring: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Recycled Roadrunner Sculpture: 21.5 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mesa AzurWSW 242°2,002 m5.0 mi
Magdalena PeakWSW 240°1,984 m5.3 mi
Sugarloaf PeakWSW 250°1,954 m5.9 mi
Red House MountainN 350°1,873 m18.1 mi
Tailholt MountainWSW 247°1,838 m3.0 mi
Piña PeakWNW 291°1,802 m3.7 mi
Robledo MountainESE 123°1,788 m11.9 mi
Nutt MountainWNW 287°1,781 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4819:20
June solstice06:0219:4320:20
September equinox06:5718:3419:07
December solstice07:0716:3017:08

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451586677807871604839
Precip in0.60.40.20.20.40.92.32.21.10.80.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Cruces 20 N, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 886959 — Burro Hill, Doña Ana County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357571275

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