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Eighteenmile Hill

Eighteenmile Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Eighteenmile Hill rises to 1,265 m in New Mexico. San Juan Mesa stands 1,447 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bronco Hill, a peak 3.8 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49027332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,265 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.18869, -104.19775

77 named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 49
  • Portrail of Billy the Kid: 14.9 mi
  • Portrait of Granado Mucho: 14.9 mi
  • Portrait of Barboncito: 14.9 mi
  • Portrait of Pat Garrett: 14.9 mi
  • Dariland Sign (handpainted, disc-shaped): 18.6 mi
Peaks: 16
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 2
  • Fort Sumner Historic Site/Bosque Redondo Memorial: 14.8 mi
  • Billy The Kid Museum: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • North Pecos River Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eighteenmile Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Juan MesaSE1,447 m23.9 mi
The MesaE1,437 m19.9 mi
Negrohead ButteE1,428 m21.1 mi
Candy MesaNNE1,388 m23.6 mi
White MesaENE1,348 m14.0 mi
Taiban PeakNNE1,345 m21.6 mi
Watts HillE1,309 m7.0 mi
Dipping Vat HillE1,297 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3619:09
June solstice05:4619:3520:12
September equinox06:4618:2218:55
December solstice07:0016:1316:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394352596878807871594639
Precip in0.40.30.70.81.11.42.62.61.81.80.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Sumner 5 S, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898767 — Eighteenmile Hill, De Baca County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357584010

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