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Park Hill

Park Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Park Hill rises to 1,422 m in New Mexico. Round Mountain stands 1,406 m to the east-northeast, 0.8 miles off. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059884, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1422 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.96756, -103.19689

Overlooks nearby

26 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 10
Parks: 4
  • Clark Monument 9: 8.7 mi
  • Caprock Amphitheatre & Ralph Stanfield Memorial Nature Trail: 9.1 mi
  • San Jon PS Park: 12.1 mi
  • San Jon Municipal Park: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Abandoned Glenrio Post Office: 16.9 mi
  • Little Juarez Cafe (Abandoned): 17.1 mi
  • Abandoned Texaco Station: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Park Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainENE 67°1,406 m0.8 mi
San Jon HillW 278°1,403 m8.9 mi
Little Park HillE 96°1,399 m1.0 mi
Boney HillSW 233°1,362 m2.1 mi
PurcellE 92°1,361 m7.9 mi
Round MountainE 89°1,359 m8.1 mi
Rusk HillESE 117°1,329 m2.0 mi
Endee HillE 98°1,328 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:4019:3320:11
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5816:0716:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452596878817972614940
Precip in0.70.41.11.11.82.12.72.41.41.70.70.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN JON, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898832 — Park Hill, Quay County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357584099

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