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Cunningham Hill

Cunningham Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cunningham Hill rises to 2,171 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Captain Davis Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off.

The story

Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49023353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,171 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.34004, -106.13391

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 59
  • Fan Pole: 4.7 mi
  • Horse: 5.6 mi
  • BME: 14.2 mi
  • Moon Crescent: 15.3 mi
  • Pen Zia: 15.8 mi
Parks: 52
  • Oscar Huber Memorial Ball Park: 5.0 mi
  • Cerrillos Children's Park: 6.6 mi
  • Golden Open Space: 11.6 mi
  • Golden Openspace: 11.9 mi
  • Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 24
Springs: 21
  • Yoh toh: 7.8 mi
  • Tunnel Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Sulphur Canyon Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Capulin Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Tree Spring: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 17.3 mi
  • Doc Long Picnic Ground: 17.8 mi
  • Sulphur Canyon Picnic Ground: 17.9 mi
  • Capulin Springs Picnic Ground: 18.0 mi
  • Capulin Picnic Ground: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 18
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Cunningham Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestWSW3,255 m19.9 mi
North Sandia PeakWSW3,184 m19.6 mi
The NeedleWSW3,127 m19.9 mi
The ThumbWSW3,081 m20.4 mi
The ChimneyWSW3,051 m20.1 mi
TombstoneWSW3,048 m19.8 mi
JawboneWSW3,014 m20.0 mi
South Sandia PeakSW2,982 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:5119:4620:23
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1016:1716:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542495867716963514031
Precip in0.40.30.60.50.81.32.22.11.41.20.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley 2 NNE, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357583974

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