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Canjilon Hill

Canjilon Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Canjilon Hill rises to 1,616 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Coronado State Monument Historical Marker, a park 2.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017899, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1616 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.35809, -106.54030

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions
Artworks: 52
  • Marian Shrine: 3.0 mi
  • Rams: 9.8 mi
  • The Bell Keepers: 12.6 mi
  • Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 12.6 mi
  • BEER HERE: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 32
Museums: 31
Picnic sites: 24
Springs: 22
  • Piedra Lisa Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Tunnel Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Osha Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Media Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Artesian Well: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Japanese Memorial Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Wildlife Habitat: 16.6 mi
  • South Garden: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 5.1 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 6.0 mi
  • Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 18.4 mi
  • Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 18.5 mi
  • Trailhead: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Canjilon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestSSE 153°3,255 m11.4 mi
North Sandia PeakSSE 151°3,184 m9.7 mi
The NeedleSSE 153°3,127 m10.1 mi
The ThumbSSE 155°3,081 m11.7 mi
The ChimneySSE 154°3,051 m11.1 mi
TombstoneSSE 153°3,048 m10.7 mi
JawboneSSE 153°3,014 m13.1 mi
South Sandia PeakSSE 159°2,982 m17.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:18
June solstice05:5219:4720:25
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1216:1916:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343947546374787669564435
Precip in0.40.40.50.40.40.51.21.91.01.00.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jemez DAM, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904498 — Canjilon Hill, Sandoval County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357592687

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