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Hilo Peak

Hilo Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Hilo Peak rises to 1,811 m in New Mexico. Animas Mountains High Point stands 2,611 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sentinel Butte, a peak 9.2 miles away. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1811 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.39289, -108.59754

29 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 21
Springs: 4
  • Black Bill Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Indian Spring: 24.5 mi
  • Spring of Contention: 24.8 mi
  • Maverick Spring: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Gray School: 20.4 mi
  • Continental Divide Trail Southern Terminus: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Animas Mountains High PointNW 317°2,611 m16.6 mi
Animas PeakNW 320°2,600 m17.0 mi
Big Hatchet PeakNE 35°2,542 m20.5 mi
Zeller PeakNNE 32°2,244 m22.1 mi
Gillespie MountainNNW 345°2,218 m19.3 mi
7K PeakN 349°2,052 m10.1 mi
Center PeakNNW 334°2,045 m11.8 mi
Anderson MountainNNW 347°2,028 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:26
June solstice06:1119:4720:23
September equinox07:0318:4019:12
December solstice07:1016:3917:16

Local time (America/Ciudad_Juarez).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434752596777787671615142
Precip in0.80.40.40.10.20.73.12.31.70.70.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antelope Wells, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 920612 — Hilo Peak, Hidalgo County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357607557

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