Huerfano Hill
Huerfano Hill rises to 1,551 m in New Mexico. West Blue Mountain stands 3,145 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sierras Mediano, a peak 2.5 miles away. El Camino Real passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037854, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,551 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 7.3 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 27.5 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sierras Mediano: 2.5 mi
- Sierra Mediano: 2.7 mi
- Sierra Fijardo: 3.9 mi
- Fifty-fifty Hill: 5.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 5.6 mi
- Aragon Spring: 9.5 mi
- Deer Springs: 9.7 mi
- Questa Spring: 11.1 mi
- Stanley /spring: 11.6 mi
- San Jose 'spring: 11.6 mi
- T or C Art Park: 16.2 mi
- Evelyn Renfro Park: 16.3 mi
- Healing Waters Plaza: 16.3 mi
- Triangle Park: 16.3 mi
- Ralph Edwards Park: 16.3 mi
- Alamocita: 7.8 mi
- Zapata: 7.8 mi
- San Ygnacio de la Alamosa: 7.8 mi
- Canta Recio: 18.3 mi
- Paraje: 19.2 mi
- Alamosa Ranch House and Blacksmith Shop Historic Site: 8.1 mi
- Long Point: 10.6 mi
- Spaceport America Visitor's Center: 16.3 mi
- Palomas Gap: 21.9 mi
- Hangin' Tree: 22.3 mi
- Geronimo Springs Museum: 16.2 mi
- Hamilton Military Museum: 16.7 mi
- El Camino Real International Heritage Center: 19.8 mi
- Pioneer Store Museum: 22.3 mi
- White Cliffs: 7.4 mi
- Red Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Carrie TIngley Historic Marker: 16.7 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Northbound: 20.1 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound: 20.1 mi
- Garcia Falls: 12.8 mi
- 4th Street Garden: 16.0 mi
- River bend Hot Springs: 16.4 mi
- Camino de Sueños: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Huerfano Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Blue Mountain | NNW 338° | 3,145 m | 22.6 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NNW 338° | 3,135 m | 22.1 mi |
| Vicks Peak | NNW 329° | 3,126 m | 15.4 mi |
| San Mateo Mountain | NNW 327° | 3,089 m | 16.3 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | NNW 336° | 3,082 m | 18.9 mi |
| Apache Kid Peak | NNW 340° | 3,065 m | 20.5 mi |
| Teepee Peak | NNW 340° | 3,029 m | 22.7 mi |
| Holdup Mountain | NNW 333° | 2,828 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:35 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:28 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Truth OR Consequences Muni AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898798 — Huerfano Hill, Sierra County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357584044
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