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Gacho Hill

Gacho Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gacho Hill rises to 1,763 m in New Mexico. Duran Mesa stands 2,150 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Loma Alta, a peak 12 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 14 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030868, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1763 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.42424, -105.07027

14 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 10
Parks: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • US-285 Vaughn Picnic Area: 18.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Duran MesaW 279°2,150 m22.3 mi
Trinchera MesaW 262°2,108 m22.2 mi
Cerro de la LesnaWNW 283°2,036 m21.1 mi
Howard MountainW 266°2,006 m18.6 mi
Camaleon HillWSW 248°1,995 m24.0 mi
Mesa LeonNNW 341°1,930 m21.8 mi
Loma AltaENE 71°1,701 m12.2 mi
Yeso MesaE 94°1,684 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:12
June solstice05:4919:3920:17
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:0416:1616:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394148556473767468564638

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ramon 8 SW, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357620130

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