Elephant Back Hill
Elephant Back Hill rises to 1,600 m in New Mexico. Gray Mountain stands 2,108 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is South Pyramid Peak, a peak 2.7 miles away.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027536, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,600 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- South Pyramid Peak: 2.7 mi
- Pinkey Wright Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Kirk Peak: 4.2 mi
- Goat Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Mexican Hat: 6.5 mi
- Playas Siding: 8.1 mi
- Smugglers Trail Historical Marker: 12.0 mi
- Pratt Post Office (historical): 16.3 mi
- Shakespeare Historical Marker: 17.5 mi
- Hachita Historic Marker: 23.1 mi
- Separ: 16.6 mi
- Shakespeare: 17.4 mi
- Old Hachita: 18.0 mi
- Steins: 21.4 mi
- Allen Seep: 6.1 mi
- Able Seep: 7.0 mi
- Rockhouse Seep: 10.2 mi
- Astronomer's Paradise: 15.2 mi
- Hidalgo County Courthouse Historic Site: 18.6 mi
- Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum: 18.5 mi
- Granite Gap Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 18.6 mi
- Short Park: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25.0 miles of Elephant Back Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Mountain | SW 226° | 2,108 m | 20.6 mi |
| Hachita Peak | SE 142° | 2,016 m | 20.8 mi |
| Rough Mountain | S 183° | 2,014 m | 24.3 mi |
| Gold Hill | NNE 18° | 1,982 m | 25.0 mi |
| Walker Mountain | NNE 20° | 1,897 m | 23.7 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NNW 345° | 1,827 m | 11.3 mi |
| Pratt Peak | WSW 246° | 1,803 m | 18.0 mi |
| Lalacha Peak | SE 143° | 1,784 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 19:49 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:38 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Animas 3ese, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 888836 — Elephant Back Hill, Hidalgo County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357573237
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