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Gold Hill

Gold Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gold Hill rises to 3,872 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the south-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Tunnel Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.

The story

Gold Hill is a 12,716-foot elevation (3,876 m) mountain summit in Taos County, New Mexico, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49032133, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3872 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.64308, -105.45584

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 30
  • Softball Field Park: 5.0 mi
  • Brandenburg Park: 5.2 mi
  • Foster Park: 5.3 mi
  • Hematite Park: 5.4 mi
  • Mallette Park: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 21
Attractions: 18
  • Shortcut: 9.2 mi
  • Wild Rivers Visitor Center: 12.3 mi
  • Hlauuma (North House): 14.9 mi
  • Hlaukwima (South House): 15.0 mi
  • San Geronimo Chapel: 15.0 mi
Museums: 9
Artworks: 5
  • Questa Apple: 7.8 mi
  • Eagle: 12.3 mi
  • Native Art: 16.2 mi
  • Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 17.6 mi
  • Red Horse: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Springs: 4
  • Apache Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Manby Hot Springs: 17.6 mi
  • Crooked Creek Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Black Rock Hot Spring: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 19.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Gold Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler PeakSSE 160°4,011 m6.3 mi
Mount WalterSSE 158°3,996 m6.1 mi
Old Mike PeakSSE 158°3,989 m7.3 mi
Simpson PeakSSE 161°3,953 m6.9 mi
Lake Fork PeakS 175°3,929 m6.4 mi
Venado PeakNNW 349°3,880 m10.5 mi
Latir MesaN 353°3,870 m10.7 mi
Red DomeSSE 151°3,868 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4019:14
June solstice05:4419:4620:24
September equinox06:5018:2619:00
December solstice07:1116:1016:50

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331384654585651403022
Precip in1.11.51.92.01.81.13.13.02.01.81.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED River, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357594507

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