Rattlesnake Hill
Rattlesnake Hill rises to 1,723 m in New Mexico. West Blue Mountain stands 3,145 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiskey Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. El Camino Real passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49066787, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1723 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 9.9 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Whiskey Hill: 1.8 mi
- Fifty-fifty Hill: 2.2 mi
- Seferino Hill: 2.5 mi
- Sierra Mediano: 3.3 mi
- Sierras Mediano: 3.5 mi
- Aragon Spring: 4.2 mi
- Questa Spring: 5.6 mi
- Deer Springs: 5.6 mi
- Stanley /spring: 6.0 mi
- San Jose 'spring: 7.0 mi
- T or C Art Park: 20.8 mi
- Evelyn Renfro Park: 20.9 mi
- Geronimos Spring Historical Marker: 20.9 mi
- Healing Waters Plaza: 20.9 mi
- Elephant Butte Dam Historical Marker: 20.9 mi
- Alamocita: 13.4 mi
- Zapata: 13.4 mi
- San Ygnacio de la Alamosa: 13.4 mi
- Canta Recio: 19.1 mi
- Paraje: 20.3 mi
- Alamosa Ranch House and Blacksmith Shop Historic Site: 13.7 mi
- Long Point: 16.1 mi
- Hangin' Tree: 18.8 mi
- Spaceport America Visitor's Center: 20.9 mi
- Pioneer Store Museum: 18.9 mi
- El Camino Real International Heritage Center: 20.0 mi
- Geronimo Springs Museum: 20.9 mi
- Hamilton Military Museum: 21.2 mi
- White Cliffs: 12.6 mi
- Red Cliff: 16.1 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Northbound: 19.3 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound: 19.4 mi
- Carrie TIngley Historic Marker: 21.2 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 21.2 mi
- Garcia Falls: 7.2 mi
- Camino de Sueños: 19.4 mi
- 4th Street Garden: 20.6 mi
- River bend Hot Springs: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Rattlesnake Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Blue Mountain | NNW 345° | 3,145 m | 17.7 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NNW 347° | 3,135 m | 17.2 mi |
| Vicks Peak | NNW 338° | 3,126 m | 10.2 mi |
| San Mateo Mountain | NNW 335° | 3,089 m | 11.0 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | NNW 345° | 3,082 m | 13.9 mi |
| Apache Kid Peak | N 350° | 3,065 m | 15.7 mi |
| Teepee Peak | NNW 348° | 3,029 m | 17.9 mi |
| Holdup Mountain | NNW 340° | 2,828 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:28 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Truth OR Consequences Muni AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 910023 — Rattlesnake Hill, Sierra County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357598112
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