Kilbourne Hole
Kilbourne Hole rises to 1,204 m in New Mexico. Cox Peak stands 1,806 m to the west-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Kilbourne Hole ACEC, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. El Camino Real passes 17 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
The story
Maar in New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q6406574, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,204 m
How to reach it
- 17.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
93 named places within 25 miles
- Valtierra Ball Park: 16.9 mi
- Valle del Rio Park: 20.2 mi
- Gallegos Park: 20.7 mi
- Inca Dove Park: 20.7 mi
- Amber Sun Park: 20.8 mi
- Hunt's Hole: 3.3 mi
- Cox Peak: 8.1 mi
- Mount Riley: 8.1 mi
- Aden Crater: 8.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Recycled Roadrunner Sculpture: 22.2 mi
- 1912 Murray Corliss Steam Engine Restoration Project: 24.6 mi
- Clock Tower at NMSU: 24.6 mi
- Weston Engine Co. Painted Post NY: 24.6 mi
- The Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 24.6 mi
- Desert Pride Accademy: 18.4 mi
- Texas: 22.2 mi
- El Paso: 22.2 mi
- SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez Memorial Interchange: 24.2 mi
- Frank Bromilow Mall Commemorative Plaque: 24.6 mi
- War Eagles Air Museum: 16.7 mi
- The Gadsen Museum: 23.2 mi
- NMSU University Museum: 24.9 mi
- NMSU University Art Museum: 24.9 mi
- El Milagro: 16.9 mi
- La Union Maze: 19.7 mi
- Kilbourne Hole ACEC: 0.0 mi
- Lanark: 8.6 mi
- Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kilbourne Hole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Peak | WSW 241° | 1,806 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Riley | WSW 241° | 1,794 m | 8.1 mi |
| Potrillo Peak | WSW 257° | 1,607 m | 14.9 mi |
| Reichey Butte | NNW 347° | 1,479 m | 23.4 mi |
| Aden Hill | NNW 333° | 1,448 m | 16.8 mi |
| Guzmans Lookout Mountain | WSW 236° | 1,442 m | 18.5 mi |
| Aden Mountain | NW 321° | 1,434 m | 15.2 mi |
| Camel Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,408 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:42 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:34 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:31 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Teresa AP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/369152798
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