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Flare Hill

Flare Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Flare Hill rises to 1,655 m in New Mexico. Barker Dome stands 2,174 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Brigham Young Junior House Historic Site, a attraction 1.9 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 0.9 miles off. 177 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49029315, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,655 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.76028, -108.37286

Overlooks nearby

177 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
Peaks: 31
Historic sites: 9
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 10.0 mi
  • All Veterans Memorial Plaza: 11.0 mi
  • Flora Vista Ruins: 16.0 mi
  • Cliff Dwellings: 17.2 mi
  • Cliff Palace Viewpoint: 17.5 mi
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 8
  • Morningstar Bluff: 11.6 mi
  • Shannon Bluff: 11.9 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 15.8 mi
  • North Buzan Canyon - South Rim: 16.2 mi
  • North Buzan Canyon - North Rim: 16.2 mi
Springs: 7
Artworks: 5
  • Energy Dance: 11.2 mi
  • Lamp & Light: 15.7 mi
  • Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 15.9 mi
  • The Virgin Mary: 21.6 mi
  • Bloomfield "B": 21.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • The Beach At Farmington Lake: 15.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barker DomeNNE2,174 m16.4 mi
MesaNW2,098 m24.5 mi
Cinder ButteNE2,026 m22.9 mi
Moncisco MesaSSE2,006 m20.8 mi
North Cinder ButteNE2,001 m23.2 mi
Thieving RockNNW1,917 m16.2 mi
South Cinder ButteNE1,916 m22.2 mi
Pinon MesaNE1,874 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5619:5820:36
September equinox07:0218:3819:12
December solstice07:2316:2117:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303543505968757365523930
Precip in0.60.50.50.50.30.20.71.01.00.80.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fruitland, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 889071 — Flare Hill, San Juan County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357573669

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