Cedar Hills
Cedar Hills rises to 1,952 m in New Mexico. Mount Phillips stands 3,553 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Head, a peak 8.5 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 4.7 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49018948, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,952 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 73.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 29.5 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 13 mi
91 named places within 25 miles
- Indian Head: 8.5 mi
- Saltpeter Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Coyote Mesa: 10.6 mi
- Capitan Hill: 11.5 mi
- Slate Hill: 12.0 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 12.7 mi
- Old Colfax County Courhouse: 12.8 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 14.1 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 14.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker: 21.5 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 9.9 mi
- Maxwell Park: 11.1 mi
- Colfax County Fairgrounds: 12.8 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 22.2 mi
- Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza: 10.0 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 12.1 mi
- Covered Wagon: 12.3 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 13.2 mi
- T-Rex Track: 14.3 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 9.0 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 10.2 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 12.2 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 12.8 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 14.6 mi
- Tipi: 10.2 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 12.6 mi
- Betty's Bra: 17.4 mi
- Palisades: 23.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 23.9 mi
- Dawson: 10.9 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Phillips | W 265° | 3,553 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | W 264° | 3,550 m | 23.3 mi |
| Tolby Peak | W 267° | 3,513 m | 24.3 mi |
| Comanche Peak | W 265° | 3,445 m | 22.6 mi |
| Big Red | W 262° | 3,359 m | 22.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | WSW 258° | 3,295 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bonito Peak | WSW 258° | 3,254 m | 21.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | W 261° | 3,250 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:08 | 16:48 |
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 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maxwell 3 NW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357571729
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