Malpais Hills
Malpais Hills rises to 1,665 m in New Mexico. Burro Peak stands 2,445 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Butterfield Trail, a park 2.3 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49047683, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1665 m
How to reach it
- 26.6 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
66 named places within 25 miles
- Soldiers Farewell Hill: 2.3 mi
- JPB Mountain: 2.5 mi
- J P B Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Bessie Rhoads Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Werney Hill: 5.3 mi
- Peterson Spring: 13.2 mi
- Juniper Spring: 13.7 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 14.4 mi
- Mud Spring: 16.6 mi
- Rustler Spring: 17.0 mi
- Butterfield Trail: 2.3 mi
- Basin and Range Country Historical Marker: 13.4 mi
- Yucca Plains Historical Marker: 13.4 mi
- Cookes Wagon Road Historical Marker: 13.4 mi
- McComas Incident Historical Marker: 16.6 mi
- Separ: 14.4 mi
- Gage: 16.9 mi
- Tyrone: 17.7 mi
- Mowry City: 24.7 mi
- Yucca Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Gage Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Butterfield Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum: 23.0 mi
- City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Malpais Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burro Peak | NNW 333° | 2,445 m | 15.9 mi |
| Jacks Peak | NNW 334° | 2,428 m | 15.2 mi |
| Ferguson Mountain | NNW 333° | 2,424 m | 16.3 mi |
| Hornbrook Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,136 m | 12.9 mi |
| Apache Mountain | WNW 287° | 2,114 m | 15.6 mi |
| Indian Hill | NNW 339° | 2,071 m | 15.3 mi |
| Red Hill | NNW 338° | 2,029 m | 14.0 mi |
| Knight Peak | NW 310° | 1,993 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:48 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:35 | 17:13 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Signal, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 891561 — Malpais Hills, Grant County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357576732
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