Flint Hills
Flint Hills rises to 1,540 m in New Mexico. Aragon Hill stands 1,762 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Minnie Butte, a peak 6.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 60 miles off. 11 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49029737, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1540 m
How to reach it
- 60.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 26.4 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
11 named places within 25 miles
- Minnie Butte: 6.6 mi
- Skull Mesa: 7.6 mi
- Rock Hill: 9.0 mi
- Car Top Butte: 12.4 mi
- Orphan Hill: 13.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flint Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aragon Hill | WNW 288° | 1,762 m | 24.5 mi |
| Orphan Hill | NW 322° | 1,655 m | 13.7 mi |
| Ute Creek Mesa | W 271° | 1,641 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mesa Quitaras | WSW 249° | 1,617 m | 21.0 mi |
| Minnie Butte | W 273° | 1,558 m | 6.6 mi |
| Sand Hill | NNE 25° | 1,551 m | 19.9 mi |
| Car Top Butte | N 8° | 1,530 m | 12.4 mi |
| Skull Mesa | ENE 62° | 1,523 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:36 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rosebud 7NW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 889094 — Flint Hills, Harding County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357573813
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