Red Hill
Red Hill rises to 1,379 m in New Mexico. Tecolate Mesa stands 1,830 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mesa, a peak 2.3 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 16 miles off. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Union County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49067401, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,379 m
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 121.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
29 named places within 25 miles
- Middle Mesa: 2.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Butte: 3.9 mi
- Potter Rincon: 3.9 mi
- Lone Mesa: 4.2 mi
- Big Canyon Mesa: 4.2 mi
- Black Mesa: 2.9 mi
- Site of Old Fort Nichols: 14.5 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Cimarron Route: 15.4 mi
- Old Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker: 17.1 mi
- Black Mesa Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Kenton Museum: 5.4 mi
- Petrified Log Exhibit: 11.2 mi
- Autograph Cliff: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tecolate Mesa | NW 317° | 1,830 m | 22.4 mi |
| Cerro Negro | WNW 298° | 1,826 m | 22.6 mi |
| Huerfanita | NW 311° | 1,771 m | 24.1 mi |
| Jesus Mesa | WNW 282° | 1,699 m | 19.0 mi |
| Baldy Hill | W 275° | 1,678 m | 23.3 mi |
| Potato Butte | NNW 349° | 1,668 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Carrizo | N 349° | 1,668 m | 16.5 mi |
| Peacock Hill | W 262° | 1,617 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:37 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:59 | 16:40 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kenton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357584119
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