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Red Hill

Red Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Red Hill rises to 1,550 m in New Mexico. Portal High Point stands 2,613 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Tank Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067378, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1550 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.86565, -108.84811

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 26
  • Maverick Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Cienega Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Hummingbird Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 11
  • BLM: 10.6 mi
  • BLM: 10.9 mi
  • Granite Gap Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 17.7 mi
  • BLM: 19.3 mi
  • BLM: 19.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Lower Cave Creek Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Jhus Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Upper Cave Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Winn Falls: 24.1 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Tractor Minion: 15.7 mi
  • Gardening Minions: 15.7 mi
  • Motorcycle Minion: 15.7 mi
  • Boat Minions: 15.7 mi
  • Wagon Wheel: 18.3 mi
Parks: 4
  • Ned Hall Community Park: 10.8 mi
  • Maple Camp: 20.6 mi
  • Bird watching area: 21.0 mi
  • Pine Park: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Astronomer's Paradise: 18.0 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 22.7 mi
  • Geronimo Surrender Monument: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Red Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Portal High PointW 270°2,613 m18.1 mi
Animas Mountains High PointS 170°2,611 m20.8 mi
Portal PeakW 270°2,604 m17.7 mi
Animas PeakS 169°2,600 m20.1 mi
Horseshoe PeakW 263°2,451 m21.4 mi
Sulphur PeakW 262°2,446 m20.3 mi
Silver PeakW 278°2,431 m20.6 mi
Mount SceloporusW 277°2,413 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:27
June solstice06:1119:4920:25
September equinox07:0418:4119:14
December solstice07:1216:3917:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444854617079807873635244
Precip in0.70.50.40.20.20.52.31.91.01.00.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Animas 3ese, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357587956

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