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Rayo Hills

Rayo Hills, seen from above at true elevation

Rayo Hills rises to 2,205 m in New Mexico. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is U-Butte, a peak 3.1 miles away. Abo Pass Trail passes 9.3 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066975, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2205 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.27701, -106.43890

69 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Springs: 15
  • Little Sand Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Cibola Spring: 14.1 mi
  • La Casa Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Monte De Abajo Spring: 21.0 mi
Historic sites: 8
Parks: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
  • New Mexico Zia: 20.1 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rayo Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manzano PeakN 359°3,060 m21.7 mi
Gallo PeakN 360°3,047 m24.9 mi
Whiteface MountainNW 314°2,294 m10.3 mi
Cerrito del EspiaN 10°2,216 m24.4 mi
Cerro MontosoNW 314°2,191 m7.9 mi
La CebollaSW 233°2,167 m14.0 mi
Cerro PelonNW 308°2,112 m6.9 mi
Liberty HillENE 66°2,068 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4519:18
June solstice05:5519:4520:22
September equinox06:5518:3119:04
December solstice07:0916:2217:00

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946526070737165554335
Precip in0.60.40.70.40.70.92.52.41.71.20.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainair, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357578670

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