Jakes Hill
Jakes Hill rises to 1,663 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Polly Hills, a peak 1.7 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 20 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49039532, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,663 m
How to reach it
- 20.2 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
83 named places within 25 miles
- Polly Hills: 1.7 mi
- Steel Hill: 2.3 mi
- Milagro Hill: 4.7 mi
- Willow Hill: 5.8 mi
- Cub Mountain: 6.2 mi
- City Park: 9.0 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 9.1 mi
- Spencer Park: 9.3 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 9.7 mi
- Valley of Fires State Park: 13.1 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 9.4 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 9.4 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 19.9 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 20.0 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 23.7 mi
- Robsart: 15.5 mi
- White Oaks: 19.9 mi
- Donkey Statue: 9.1 mi
- Padilla Springs: 12.1 mi
- The Palisades: 13.0 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 14.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jakes Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | SE 140° | 3,620 m | 16.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SE 137° | 3,518 m | 15.6 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SE 130° | 3,276 m | 16.1 mi |
| White Horse Hill | SE 134° | 3,111 m | 12.7 mi |
| Nogal Peak | ESE 110° | 2,966 m | 11.7 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | ESE 120° | 2,942 m | 17.4 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | ENE 59° | 2,932 m | 17.9 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | ENE 59° | 2,932 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:41 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:22 | 17:01 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 900649 — Jakes Hill, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357587348
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