Gold Hill
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.
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Wikidata Q49032133, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,872 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 21.0 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 13 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 14 mi
- Base Camp View · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tunnel Hill: 1.5 mi
- Relica Peak: 2.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Bull-of-the-Woods Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Fraser Mountain: 4.4 mi
- 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
- Wheeler Peak Historical Marker: 6.3 mi
- Lawrence Memorial: 8.8 mi
- La Belle Lodge: 11.9 mi
- Eagle Nest Marker: 12.2 mi
- Petroglyphs: 13.1 mi
- 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
- Little Red School House: 5.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 12.6 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 15.7 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 17.3 mi
- Bent House Museum: 17.5 mi
- 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
- State Game Commission Land: 11.0 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 13.9 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 14.5 mi
- Urraca Wildlife Management Area: 16.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 17.6 mi
- 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
- Palisades Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- La Vinateria: 18.9 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 8.9 mi
- La Belle: 11.9 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 16.2 mi
- Palisades: 18.1 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Gold Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | SSE 160° | 4,011 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Walter | SSE 158° | 3,996 m | 6.1 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | SSE 158° | 3,989 m | 7.3 mi |
| Simpson Peak | SSE 161° | 3,953 m | 6.9 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | S 175° | 3,929 m | 6.4 mi |
| Venado Peak | NNW 349° | 3,880 m | 10.5 mi |
| Latir Mesa | N 353° | 3,870 m | 10.7 mi |
| Red Dome | SSE 151° | 3,868 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 40 | 30 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED River, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357594507
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