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Fierro Hill

Fierro Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fierro Hill rises to 2,221 m in New Mexico. Hillsboro Peak stands 3,053 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hanover Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Grant County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49028800, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2221 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.84452, -108.06476

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 44
  • Barrel Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Pipeline Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Moore Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Little Pipe Spring: 12.9 mi
Parks: 15
Museums: 5
  • Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Billy the Kid Cabin: 13.3 mi
  • Silver CIty Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Western New Mexico University Museum: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • King Bolt Pit: 14.0 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 14.1 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 14.3 mi
  • North Pit: 14.3 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 3
  • C: 7.4 mi
  • W: 10.8 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 11.1 mi
  • Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 24.7 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 13.2 mi
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Butterfield Rest Area: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Fierro Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hillsboro PeakENE 66°3,053 m18.2 mi
Sawyers PeakE 82°2,936 m16.7 mi
Cross-O MountainENE 70°2,890 m17.8 mi
Black PeakNW 308°2,745 m7.2 mi
Signal PeakNW 310°2,737 m8.7 mi
Seven Brothers MountainE 86°2,657 m17.9 mi
Twin SistersWNW 296°2,524 m7.6 mi
Scott PeakNW 309°2,521 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:24
June solstice06:0519:4820:24
September equinox07:0118:3819:10
December solstice07:1216:3317:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444652586575767571615143
Precip in1.10.90.50.30.60.83.92.92.11.00.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357594215

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