Cat Hill
Cat Hill rises to 2,346 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Toms Rock, a peak 4.1 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 26 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018621, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,346 m
How to reach it
- 25.6 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
50 named places within 25 miles
- Toms Rock: 4.1 mi
- Taylor Hills: 4.3 mi
- Mariano Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Techado Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Mariano Hill: 7.3 mi
- Mangas: 17.1 mi
- Greens Gap: 23.3 mi
- The Lightning Field: 13.3 mi
- Lightning Field: 13.8 mi
- Mangas Schoolhouse: 19.0 mi
- San Jose Spring: 19.0 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cat Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | SSE 160° | 3,102 m | 18.3 mi |
| Escondido Mountain | SSW 213° | 3,000 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mangas Mountain | S 180° | 2,925 m | 24.4 mi |
| Madre Mountain | ESE 107° | 2,870 m | 24.7 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | ESE 110° | 2,851 m | 23.8 mi |
| Little Alegres Mountain | SSE 167° | 2,776 m | 20.6 mi |
| Agua Fria Mountain | SW 218° | 2,691 m | 23.8 mi |
| Slaughter Mesa | SSW 198° | 2,670 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:29 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583784
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