Rattlesnake Hill
Rattlesnake Hill rises to 1,291 m in New Mexico. Organ Peak stands 2,668 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Elephant Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Otero County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066785, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,291 m
How to reach it
28 named places within 25 miles
- Elephant Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Jarilla Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Otero Mesa: 14.7 mi
- Three Buttes: 16.3 mi
- Davis Dome: 20.5 mi
- Orogrande: 2.6 mi
- Issac House: 24.4 mi
- George Russell Beasley House Remains: 24.7 mi
- Missile Park: 20.1 mi
- Volunteer Park: 20.9 mi
- Bicentennial Grove: 21.0 mi
- White Sands Missile Range Museum: 20.1 mi
- V-2 Display Annex: 20.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organ Peak | W 264° | 2,668 m | 24.4 mi |
| Granite Peak | W 264° | 2,554 m | 22.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Peak | W 266° | 2,443 m | 24.0 mi |
| Bennett Mountain | WNW 303° | 2,188 m | 24.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 295° | 2,133 m | 22.5 mi |
| Soledad Peak | WSW 258° | 2,080 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mineral Hill | WNW 285° | 1,872 m | 23.0 mi |
| Red Hill | SSE 161° | 1,770 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:39 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:27 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orogrande, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899866 — Rattlesnake Hill, Otero County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586406
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