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Flat Hill

Flat Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Flat Hill rises to 1,481 m in New Mexico. Big Hatchet Peak stands 2,542 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hachita Historic Marker, a historic site 3.2 miles away. 36 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Grant County, New Mexico, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49029331, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,481 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.92176, -108.26976

36 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Yucca Rest Area: 19.5 mi
  • Gage Rest Area: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Hatchet PeakSSW2,542 m21.2 mi
Zeller PeakSSW2,244 m19.4 mi
Hachita PeakWSW2,016 m12.1 mi
New Well PeakS1,910 m24.5 mi
Flying W MountainE1,892 m10.3 mi
Cedar MountainENE1,888 m6.1 mi
Lalacha PeakWSW1,784 m12.5 mi
Playas PeakW1,759 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5319:25
June solstice06:0819:4720:23
September equinox07:0218:3919:11
December solstice07:1016:3717:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414652596776797772615042
Precip in0.70.60.40.20.30.63.12.11.40.90.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hachita 1W, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357588372

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