Mills Peak
Mills Peak rises to 2,506 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the west-southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49050360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,506 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Salt Peak: 1.1 mi
- Granite Knob: 2.0 mi
- Coyote Mesa: 2.1 mi
- Monjeau Peak: 2.3 mi
- Eagle Creek Sports Complex: 2.4 mi
- Ruidoso Winter Park: 2.5 mi
- North Park: 4.8 mi
- Windy Point: 4.9 mi
- White Mountain Recreation Complex: 5.7 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 6.8 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 8.9 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 9.0 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 10.4 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 10.9 mi
- Fox Cave: 10.8 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 17.9 mi
- Hondo Iris Farm: 23.9 mi
- Historic Lincoln: 24.3 mi
- White Oaks: 21.9 mi
- Robsart: 22.5 mi
- Old Mill: 7.9 mi
- Padilla Springs: 14.7 mi
- The Palisades: 17.8 mi
- Donkey Statue: 18.1 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Mills Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | WSW 239° | 3,620 m | 7.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WSW 247° | 3,518 m | 7.5 mi |
| White Horse Hill | W 268° | 3,111 m | 8.3 mi |
| Nogal Peak | NW 305° | 2,966 m | 7.8 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | W 267° | 2,942 m | 2.3 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | N 353° | 2,932 m | 17.9 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | N 353° | 2,932 m | 17.9 mi |
| Padilla Point | NE 52° | 2,930 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:40 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruidoso, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908767 — Mills Peak, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357596968
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