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Century Hill

Century Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Century Hill rises to 2,228 m in New Mexico. Black Peak stands 2,745 m to the north-northwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Avalanche Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019209, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2228 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.85535, -108.12838

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 46
  • Barrel Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Pipeline Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Moore Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Little Pipe Spring: 9.3 mi
Parks: 16
Museums: 5
  • Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Billy the Kid Cabin: 10.4 mi
  • Western New Mexico University Museum: 10.5 mi
  • Silver CIty Museum: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • King Bolt Pit: 11.1 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 11.2 mi
  • North Pit: 11.4 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 11.4 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 3
  • C: 6.7 mi
  • W: 7.3 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 10.1 mi
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 7.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Century Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakNNW 332°2,745 m4.2 mi
Signal PeakNNW 328°2,737 m5.6 mi
Twin SistersNW 310°2,524 m4.1 mi
Scott PeakNW 322°2,521 m7.9 mi
Twin SistersNW 306°2,495 m4.0 mi
Pinos Altos MountainW 274°2,473 m6.6 mi
Bear MountainW 264°2,444 m13.4 mi
T X MountainNW 315°2,437 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:24
June solstice06:0619:4820:25
September equinox07:0118:3819:11
December solstice07:1216:3317:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444652586575767571615143
Precip in1.10.90.50.30.60.83.92.92.11.00.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357592871

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