Mexican Hill
Mexican Hill rises to 2,125 m in New Mexico. Lookout Mountain stands 2,777 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Nutria Spring, a spring 1.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 16 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049696, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,125 m
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.6 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 28.6 mi off the Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road
97 named places within 25 miles
- North Burned Timber Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Red Mesa: 4.4 mi
- South Burned Timber Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Antenna Hill: 10.6 mi
- Mower Hill: 11.0 mi
- Nutria Spring: 1.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 3.0 mi
- Grasshopper Spring: 4.5 mi
- Brennan Spring: 6.3 mi
- Stinking Spring: 6.4 mi
- McGaffey Camp and Picnic Grounds: 7.5 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 12.1 mi
- Ft Wingate Veteran's Park: 14.2 mi
- Long Park: 14.4 mi
- Indian Hills Park: 19.0 mi
- Lookout Mountain Rim: 14.4 mi
- Los Gigantes: 15.9 mi
- White Cliffs: 21.9 mi
- New Side: 24.1 mi
- Wu Wall: 24.2 mi
- Hoodoos: 19.7 mi
- Church Rock: 19.7 mi
- Santa Fe Caboose: 20.6 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 21.3 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 22.7 mi
- Red Rock Musuem: 19.3 mi
- Gallup History Museum: 20.7 mi
- George Galaris Multiultural Center: 20.7 mi
- Museum of Zuni: 21.2 mi
- Fort Wingate Historical Marker: 13.7 mi
- Fort Wingate Army Depot: 17.3 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 21.8 mi
- Wind Biker: 20.5 mi
- USMC Sculpture: 20.7 mi
- Chief Manulieto Sculpture: 20.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 5.0 mi
- Big Falls: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mexican Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | E 101° | 2,777 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Powell | NE 53° | 2,653 m | 23.1 mi |
| The Rincon | E 83° | 2,489 m | 11.8 mi |
| Barometer Mountain | NE 45° | 2,451 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mesa Butte | NNE 15° | 2,447 m | 20.8 mi |
| Midget Mesa | NNE 14° | 2,429 m | 20.6 mi |
| Castle Rock | ENE 58° | 2,377 m | 22.2 mi |
| Pig Face Rock | ENE 59° | 2,344 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:55 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcgaffey 5 SE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596881
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