Peña Oscura Hill
Peña Oscura Hill rises to 2,102 m in New Mexico. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Tesuque, a attraction 2.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49060923, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,102 m
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 1.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 4.9 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 7 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 7 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 7 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tano Point: 4.5 mi
- Aspen Peak: 6.7 mi
- Granite Point: 7.2 mi
- Cerro Gordo: 7.3 mi
- Cerro Piñon: 7.6 mi
- Navajo Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Old Cross of the Martyrs: 6.7 mi
- Mayor Frank S. Ortiz Sports Park Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Japanese Internment Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Harper Samuel Cunningham: 7.0 mi
- Blue Bike: 2.7 mi
- Cognition Enhancer: 6.7 mi
- St. Francis: 6.8 mi
- man: 6.9 mi
- The Founding of Santa Fe: 6.9 mi
- All Creatures Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- La Tierra Trails: 6.3 mi
- Hyde Memorial State Park: 6.3 mi
- Nambe Park: 6.8 mi
- Frank S Ortiz Park: 7.0 mi
- Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: 7.1 mi
- Aaron Payne Fine Art: 7.1 mi
- Verve Abode: 7.1 mi
- New Mexico History Museum: 7.2 mi
- The Palace Press: 7.2 mi
- Tesuque: 2.5 mi
- Camel Rock: 3.7 mi
- Nun's corner: 5.0 mi
- Allison Dormitory Historic Site: 6.9 mi
- Aspen: 7.7 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 7.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 7.4 mi
- Terrace Gardens: 7.4 mi
- Adam Gabriel Armijo Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 6.4 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 6.5 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 13.0 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 14.9 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 16.1 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 12.0 mi
- Soda Springs: 14.2 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 15.2 mi
- Ancho Spring: 16.9 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 17.2 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 3.9 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 6.6 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 18.7 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 18.8 mi
- Quemado Falls: 20.3 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 13.1 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 13.5 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 18.6 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 23.2 mi
- Buckman: 13.6 mi
- Bonanza City: 19.7 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 15.6 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Rendija Arch: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Peña Oscura Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | NE 51° | 3,976 m | 19.9 mi |
| Truchas Peak | NE 53° | 3,975 m | 19.7 mi |
| Santa Fe Baldy | ENE 73° | 3,847 m | 9.8 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | ENE 61° | 3,806 m | 16.7 mi |
| Lake Peak | E 88° | 3,771 m | 8.7 mi |
| Redondo Peak | ENE 64° | 3,766 m | 11.3 mi |
| Penitente Peak | E 88° | 3,720 m | 9.1 mi |
| Tesuque Peak | E 93° | 3,656 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:15 | 16:54 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE 2, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357588814
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