Prestridge Hill
Prestridge Hill rises to 2,638 m in New Mexico. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the west, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Seep Peak, a peak 4.8 miles away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49064070, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,638 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Nelson Canyon Vista Interpretive Site · 10 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 10 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 11 mi
- Mexican Canyon Trestle Vista US82 · 12 mi
75 named places within 25 miles
- Seep Peak: 4.8 mi
- Serenity Peak: 4.9 mi
- Denny Hill: 5.7 mi
- Cathey Peak: 9.4 mi
- Alamo Peak: 10.7 mi
- Zenith Park: 11.0 mi
- Paiute Park: 17.1 mi
- John P. Stapp Air / Space Park: 17.8 mi
- Stapp Air Space Park: 17.8 mi
- Las Alturas Park: 17.8 mi
- Cloudcroft Lodge Historic Site: 11.2 mi
- High Rolls Tunnel: 15.4 mi
- The Alamogordo "A": 16.8 mi
- German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200: 17.8 mi
- USAF Space Plane 001: 17.8 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 5.0 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 17.8 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 19.5 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 11.1 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 17.8 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 19.5 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 19.8 mi
- Prayer garden: 5.0 mi
- Astronaut Memorial Garden: 17.8 mi
- Alamogordo Community Garden: 19.0 mi
- Sacramento mountains murle: 5.0 mi
- Antarctic Telescope: 10.7 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 23.7 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Karr Spring: 11.4 mi
- Piñon: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prestridge Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | W 264° | 2,941 m | 9.4 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | WSW 258° | 2,821 m | 10.9 mi |
| Alamo Peak | WNW 289° | 2,820 m | 10.7 mi |
| Harley Mountain | N 2° | 2,637 m | 23.5 mi |
| Jefferies Peak | S 183° | 2,591 m | 12.0 mi |
| Seep Peak | SE 126° | 2,486 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mule Peak | W 266° | 2,462 m | 13.9 mi |
| Long Ridge | W 272° | 2,446 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:38 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:23 | 17:01 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 55 | 47 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cloudcroft, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357597949
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