Chimney Hill
Chimney Hill rises to 2,354 m in New Mexico. Cerro Alto stands 2,593 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Peñasco Bluff, a cliff 3.2 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020245, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,354 m
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
- 24.1 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
68 named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Brujos: 4.4 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 5.8 mi
- Cerro Cantina: 6.0 mi
- Cerro Blanco: 6.3 mi
- Cerro Pomo: 7.1 mi
- Aragon Springs: 14.7 mi
- Los Alamos Springs: 18.0 mi
- Cabin Spring: 18.1 mi
- Jaralosa Spring: 19.2 mi
- Zuni Spring: 22.8 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Red Cliffs: 17.7 mi
- Hoya de Cibola Vent: 22.1 mi
- Lightning Field: 22.3 mi
- The Lightning Field: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chimney Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Alto | NE 52° | 2,593 m | 10.6 mi |
| Veteado Mountain | SE 142° | 2,593 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cerro Lobo | NE 49° | 2,528 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cerro Chato | NE 55° | 2,504 m | 14.4 mi |
| Techado Mountain | SSE 157° | 2,490 m | 14.8 mi |
| Cerro Piedrita | NE 47° | 2,487 m | 15.7 mi |
| Cerro Rendija | NE 45° | 2,487 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mariano Mesa | SSE 167° | 2,472 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fence Lake, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 887528 — Chimney Hill, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357571950
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