Eighteenmile Hill
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. 81 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
- 1265 m
How to reach it
- 29.1 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
81 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Bronco Hill: 3.8 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Mesita Negra: 4.7 mi
- Dipping Vat Hill: 5.0 mi
- Table Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Fort Sumner State Monument: 14.5 mi
- Early Spanish Route Historical Marker: 19.7 mi
- Fort Sumner State Monument Historical Marker: 19.7 mi
- Fort Sumner Historical Marker: 19.7 mi
- The Mesa: 21.2 mi
- The Cap Rock: 22.1 mi
- Dunlap Sill: 23.9 mi
- Pacheco Bluff: 24.3 mi
- Fort Sumner Historic Site/Bosque Redondo Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Billy The Kid Museum: 19.3 mi
- Sunnyside Springs Historic Marker: 20.8 mi
- Explosion Rocks Tolar: 22.3 mi
- North Pecos River Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 16.7 mi
- Rodrick Drug Store Historic Site: 19.7 mi
- Tolar: 23.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan Mesa | SE 131° | 1,447 m | 23.9 mi |
| The Mesa | E 85° | 1,437 m | 19.9 mi |
| Negrohead Butte | E 88° | 1,428 m | 21.1 mi |
| Candy Mesa | NNE 12° | 1,388 m | 23.6 mi |
| White Mesa | ENE 60° | 1,348 m | 14.0 mi |
| Taiban Peak | NNE 29° | 1,345 m | 21.6 mi |
| Watts Hill | E 88° | 1,309 m | 7.0 mi |
| Dipping Vat Hill | E 82° | 1,297 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:35 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:13 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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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