Fort West Hill
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
- 1,400 m
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Austin Roberts Vista · 26 mi
- Ruins Vista Picnic Area · 26 mi
- Senator Clinton P. Anderson Wilderness Overlook · 26 mi
- Senator Clinton P. Anderson Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Graveyard Mesa: 0.9 mi
- Table Butte: 4.8 mi
- Bald Knoll: 6.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Little Black Mountain: 7.6 mi
- 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
- Graham Gymnasium Historic Site: 21.7 mi
- Silver City Water Works Building Historic Site: 21.7 mi
- Light Hall Historic Site: 21.8 mi
- Bowden Hall Historic Site: 21.8 mi
- David Abraham House Historic Site: 22.0 mi
- Gila Park: 1.9 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Virginia Street Park: 21.6 mi
- Hidden Park: 21.7 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 21.8 mi
- 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
- Western New Mexico University Museum: 21.8 mi
- Silver CIty Museum: 22.2 mi
- Billy the Kid Cabin: 22.4 mi
- Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 22.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 0.6 mi
- Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 14.8 mi
- Graves: 15.7 mi
- Ben Lilly Memorial: 20.9 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 21.2 mi
- Gomez Peak Picnic Ground: 19.8 mi
- Little Walnut Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 21.7 mi
- Penny Park Mosaics: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Fort West Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Peak | N 8° | 2,649 m | 16.9 mi |
| White Pinnacle | NNE 29° | 2,636 m | 19.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | N 357° | 2,561 m | 18.6 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | NNW 347° | 2,550 m | 19.6 mi |
| Seventyfour Mountain | N 354° | 2,354 m | 16.2 mi |
| Granny Mountain | ENE 56° | 2,353 m | 19.6 mi |
| McComas Peak | ESE 122° | 2,340 m | 17.1 mi |
| Reading Mountain | E 80° | 2,333 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:35 | 17:13 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 53 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
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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