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Goat Hill

Goat Hill, a peak in New Mexico
Goat Hill, a peak in New MexicoStormChaserAmelia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Goat Hill rises to 2,148 m in New Mexico. Fishers Peak stands 2,920 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Star, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Santa Fe Trail passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031745, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2148 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.90419, -104.44499

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
Museums: 7
Ghost towns: 7
Historic sites: 4
  • Sugarite Canyon State Park: 4.2 mi
  • Coal Camp Ruins: 4.5 mi
  • New Mexico / Colorado state line: 6.6 mi
  • The Ludlow Massacre: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Star: 0.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • El Moro Rest Area: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Goat Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fishers PeakN 356°2,920 m13.5 mi
Fishers Peak MesaN 359°2,887 m12.3 mi
Little Fishers Peak MesaNNE 17°2,747 m9.8 mi
Bartlett MesaN 6°2,709 m6.0 mi
Burro MesaNNE 29°2,666 m11.4 mi
Horse MesaNE 43°2,662 m8.2 mi
Bobblers KnobNNE 20°2,661 m7.0 mi
Johnson MesaE 85°2,636 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:10
June solstice05:4019:4320:21
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:0816:0516:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340475564686660503930
Precip in0.30.30.80.91.81.92.82.51.61.20.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raton Krtn Radio, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357574380

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