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Fort West Hill

Fort West Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fort West Hill rises to 1,400 m in New Mexico. Shelley Peak stands 2,649 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is State Game Commission Land, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030080, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1400 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.94313, -108.60144

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
  • Sycamore Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Tub Spring: 7.2 mi
  • South Black Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 8.3 mi
Parks: 13
Cliffs: 5
  • North Pit: 21.8 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 21.8 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 21.9 mi
  • King Bolt Pit: 22.0 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 22.4 mi
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Graves: 15.7 mi
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 20.9 mi
  • Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 21.9 mi
  • W: 22.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Fort West Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shelley PeakN 8°2,649 m16.9 mi
White PinnacleNNE 29°2,636 m19.5 mi
Lookout MountainN 357°2,561 m18.6 mi
Haystack MountainNNW 347°2,550 m19.6 mi
Bear MountainESE 118°2,444 m15.9 mi
Seventyfour MountainN 354°2,354 m16.2 mi
Granny MountainENE 56°2,353 m19.6 mi
McComas PeakESE 122°2,340 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:26
June solstice06:0719:5020:27
September equinox07:0318:4019:13
December solstice07:1416:3517:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384247536171757367574538
Precip in1.21.10.60.30.40.62.72.52.01.00.81.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cliff 11 SE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898778 — Fort West Hill, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357584020

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