McVeigh Hills
McVeigh Hills rises to 1,456 m in New Mexico. Wind Mountain stands 2,218 m to the south-southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cornundas Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 19 miles off. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Otero County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49048996, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1456 m
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
28 named places within 25 miles
- Black Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cornudas Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Wind Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Chattfield Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Flat Top: 4.9 mi
- Cornundas Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 2.1 mi
- Cornundas Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 2.4 mi
- Wind Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 4.0 mi
- Alamo Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 9.2 mi
- Dell City Park: 18.6 mi
- Trail West Park: 18.9 mi
- Bonnie Larreau Parther: 18.8 mi
- Victoria's garden: 18.8 mi
- Mary Spring: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McVeigh Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Mountain | SSW 213° | 2,218 m | 3.5 mi |
| San Antonio Mountain | SW 217° | 2,136 m | 6.4 mi |
| Alamo Mountain | WSW 255° | 2,031 m | 9.4 mi |
| Chattfield Mountain | SSW 197° | 1,935 m | 5.2 mi |
| Chattfield Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,904 m | 4.9 mi |
| Flat Top | WSW 246° | 1,869 m | 4.9 mi |
| Deer Mountain | SW 230° | 1,764 m | 5.0 mi |
| Dog Mountain | SSW 195° | 1,744 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:36 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:25 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 61 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dell City 5ssw, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 929308 — McVeigh Hills, Otero County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357611240
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