Pinon Hills
Pinon Hills rises to 1,969 m in New Mexico. Black Mountain stands 3,295 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Gonzalitos Mesa, a peak 4.2 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 4.7 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49062227, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,969 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 60.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.8 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 18 mi
78 named places within 25 miles
- Gonzalitos Mesa: 4.2 mi
- Rayado Mesa: 8.3 mi
- Charette Mesa: 10.2 mi
- Kit Carson Mesa: 12.2 mi
- Apache Mesa: 12.7 mi
- Rayado: 13.0 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 13.6 mi
- Covered Wagon: 17.5 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 17.6 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 17.8 mi
- Colfax County Fairgrounds: 8.4 mi
- Wagon Mound Veterans' Memorial Park: 18.6 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 19.2 mi
- Maxwell Park: 20.8 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 9.2 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 12.9 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 13.8 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 17.6 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 19.1 mi
- Old Colfax County Courhouse: 9.2 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 12.9 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 17.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 22.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 7.5 mi
- Wagon Mound Lake Wildlife Management Area: 17.4 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 17.6 mi
- Tipi: 18.9 mi
- Betty's Bra: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pinon Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | WNW 301° | 3,295 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bonito Peak | WNW 298° | 3,254 m | 24.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 302° | 3,250 m | 24.2 mi |
| Burn Peak | WNW 292° | 3,027 m | 22.2 mi |
| Lookout Peak | WNW 291° | 3,026 m | 21.5 mi |
| Apache Peak | WNW 287° | 3,002 m | 24.7 mi |
| Rayado Peak | WNW 290° | 2,982 m | 19.8 mi |
| Laguna Salada Mesa | W 272° | 2,929 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:42 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:08 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springer, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357578329
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