Camaleon Hill
Camaleon Hill rises to 1,995 m in New Mexico. Gallinas Mountains stands 2,631 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Hill, a peak 3.4 miles away. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49017687, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1995 m
How to reach it
30 named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Hill: 3.4 mi
- Camaleon: 4.0 mi
- Round Top: 4.9 mi
- Trinchera Mesa: 6.2 mi
- Howard Mountain: 8.7 mi
- The Ollie D Tourist House: 8.3 mi
- Roswell crash site (1947): 25.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 18.4 mi
- US-285 Vaughn Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Encino Village Park: 24.9 mi
- Roswell UFO Monument: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camaleon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallinas Mountains | W 261° | 2,631 m | 19.1 mi |
| West Turkey Cone | W 262° | 2,546 m | 20.2 mi |
| Gallinas Peak | W 260° | 2,523 m | 19.3 mi |
| Rough Mountain | WSW 251° | 2,477 m | 16.8 mi |
| Lackey Point | WSW 255° | 2,452 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cougar Mountain | W 260° | 2,280 m | 15.1 mi |
| Tecolote Peak | SW 222° | 2,225 m | 19.8 mi |
| Duran Mesa | N 0° | 2,150 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:41 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:18 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corona 10sw, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 929667 — Camaleon Hill, Torrance County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357611281
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