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Hughes Hill

Hughes Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hughes Hill rises to 1,838 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Double Diamond Peaks, a peak 2.9 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037884, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1838 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.59285, -105.83277

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
Museums: 9
  • Frozen Food Locker Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 4.2 mi
  • White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 12.1 mi
  • White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Smokey Bear Museum: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1
  • Padilla Springs: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Mill: 21.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Hughes Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra Blanca PeakS 175°3,620 m15.2 mi
Lookout MountainS 175°3,518 m14.0 mi
Buck MountainSSE 167°3,276 m13.3 mi
White Horse HillS 181°3,111 m11.4 mi
Nogal PeakSSE 166°2,966 m6.8 mi
Monjeau PeakSSE 152°2,942 m12.6 mi
Carrizo PeakNE 42°2,932 m9.0 mi
Carrizo MountainNE 42°2,932 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:15
June solstice05:5419:4120:17
September equinox06:5218:2919:02
December solstice07:0516:2217:00

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374248566573757368574437
Precip in0.80.60.60.50.50.92.92.21.61.30.51.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrizozo 1SW, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 907156 — Hughes Hill, Lincoln County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357595059

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