Denny Hill
Denny Hill rises to 2,345 m in New Mexico. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Serenity Peak, a peak 3.7 miles away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49024299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,345 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 14 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 14 mi
- Nelson Canyon Vista Interpretive Site · 14 mi
- Mexican Canyon Trestle Vista US82 · 15 mi
69 named places within 25 miles
- Serenity Peak: 3.7 mi
- Seep Peak: 4.4 mi
- Prestridge Hill: 5.7 mi
- Jefferies Peak: 14.6 mi
- One Tree Peak: 14.9 mi
- Zenith Park: 13.9 mi
- Paiute Park: 22.2 mi
- John P. Stapp Air / Space Park: 22.7 mi
- Stapp Air Space Park: 22.7 mi
- Las Alturas Park: 22.9 mi
- Cloudcroft Lodge Historic Site: 14.2 mi
- High Rolls Tunnel: 19.7 mi
- The Alamogordo "A": 21.8 mi
- German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200: 22.7 mi
- USAF Space Plane 001: 22.7 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 3.7 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 22.6 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 22.6 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 24.6 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 13.9 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 22.6 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 24.6 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 24.8 mi
- Prayer garden: 3.7 mi
- Astronaut Memorial Garden: 22.6 mi
- Alamogordo Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Sacramento mountains murle: 3.8 mi
- Antarctic Telescope: 16.4 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Karr Spring: 16.2 mi
- Piñon: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Denny Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | W 262° | 2,941 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | WSW 258° | 2,821 m | 16.5 mi |
| Alamo Peak | W 278° | 2,820 m | 15.8 mi |
| Prestridge Hill | WSW 257° | 2,638 m | 5.7 mi |
| Harley Mountain | NNW 348° | 2,637 m | 22.7 mi |
| Jefferies Peak | SSW 205° | 2,591 m | 14.6 mi |
| Seep Peak | SSW 201° | 2,486 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mule Peak | W 264° | 2,462 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:38 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:23 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 905717 — Denny Hill, Otero County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357593742
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