Rattlesnake Hill
Rattlesnake Hill rises to 1,951 m in New Mexico. Gallinas Mountains stands 2,631 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Top, a peak 2.4 miles away. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066783, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,951 m
How to reach it
27 named places within 25 miles
- Round Top: 2.4 mi
- Camaleon Hill: 3.4 mi
- Camaleon: 5.3 mi
- Trinchera Mesa: 9.6 mi
- Howard Mountain: 11.9 mi
- The Ollie D Tourist House: 7.8 mi
- Roswell crash site (1947): 21.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Roswell UFO Monument: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rattlesnake Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallinas Mountains | W 271° | 2,631 m | 18.8 mi |
| West Turkey Cone | W 271° | 2,546 m | 19.9 mi |
| Gallinas Peak | W 271° | 2,523 m | 19.0 mi |
| Rough Mountain | W 263° | 2,477 m | 16.0 mi |
| Lackey Point | W 266° | 2,452 m | 17.1 mi |
| Jacks Peak | SSW 204° | 2,290 m | 23.8 mi |
| Cougar Mountain | W 273° | 2,280 m | 14.9 mi |
| Tecolote Peak | SW 229° | 2,225 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:41 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:18 | 16:57 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corona 10sw, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357620635
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