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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
1,550 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
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
Nature reserves: 4
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 22.3 miles of Red Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Portal High PointW2,613 m18.1 mi
Animas Mountains High PointS2,611 m20.8 mi
Portal PeakW2,604 m17.7 mi
Animas PeakS2,600 m20.1 mi
Horseshoe PeakW2,451 m21.4 mi
Sulphur PeakW2,446 m20.3 mi
Silver PeakW2,431 m20.6 mi
Mount SceloporusW2,413 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 50–80 °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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