Hughes Hill
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
- 1,838 m
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Double Diamond Peaks: 2.9 mi
- Diamond Peak: 3.8 mi
- Willow Hill: 3.9 mi
- Little Cub Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Church Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 3.6 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 4.2 mi
- City Park: 4.2 mi
- Spencer Park: 4.4 mi
- Valley of Fires State Park: 10.9 mi
- 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
- Robsart: 9.9 mi
- White Oaks: 12.0 mi
- Ancho: 24.4 mi
- Fox Cave: 23.5 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 24.4 mi
- Donkey Statue: 4.4 mi
- Padilla Springs: 15.5 mi
- The Palisades: 18.0 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 19.9 mi
- Old Mill: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Hughes Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | S 175° | 3,620 m | 15.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | S 175° | 3,518 m | 14.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSE 167° | 3,276 m | 13.3 mi |
| White Horse Hill | S 181° | 3,111 m | 11.4 mi |
| Nogal Peak | SSE 166° | 2,966 m | 6.8 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | SSE 152° | 2,942 m | 12.6 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | NE 42° | 2,932 m | 9.0 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | NE 42° | 2,932 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:41 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
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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