McGruder Hill
McGruder Hill rises to 1,155 m in New Mexico. Thayer Hill stands 1,687 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is McGruder Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 7.7 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49048829, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,155 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Guadalupe Back Country Byway
81 named places within 25 miles
- Carlsbad Youth Sports Complex: 4.8 mi
- Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park: 5.0 mi
- South 8th Street Neighborhood Park: 5.1 mi
- Living Desert Zoo & Gardens: 5.2 mi
- West Carlsbad Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Round Mts (Three Twins): 3.9 mi
- Carnero Peak: 4.6 mi
- Nagooltee Peak: 7.3 mi
- Azotea Peak: 7.6 mi
- McKittrick Hill: 7.7 mi
- La Cueva Non-Motorized Trail System: 3.8 mi
- Blue Spring Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 15.0 mi
- Parks Ranch Caves: 19.9 mi
- Chosa Draw Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 20.2 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Telltale Bluffs: 9.4 mi
- Culebra Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 24.5 mi
- McGruder Spring: 0.7 mi
- Lassiter Spring: 1.6 mi
- Jurnigan Spring: 12.1 mi
- M-42 Duster: 7.2 mi
- Time Capsule: 7.4 mi
- Alejandro R Ruiz Memorial: 7.4 mi
- The Reader: 6.7 mi
- The Artist Gallery Carlsbad NM: 6.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McGruder Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thayer Hill | SW 231° | 1,687 m | 22.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SW 230° | 1,668 m | 22.0 mi |
| Burro Hill | WNW 281° | 1,437 m | 23.1 mi |
| Lookout Point | W 264° | 1,421 m | 12.4 mi |
| Bandanna Point | WSW 252° | 1,406 m | 13.5 mi |
| Azotea Mesa | WSW 252° | 1,406 m | 13.5 mi |
| Cone Butte | W 270° | 1,350 m | 12.0 mi |
| Walt | WNW 282° | 1,348 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:32 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:19 | 16:57 |
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 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cavern City AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 891765 — McGruder Hill, Eddy County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357576923
Day trips start here
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park · 21 mi
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