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Red Hill

Red Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Red Hill rises to 3,097 m in New Mexico. Grouse Mesa stands 3,477 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Canjilon Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. 103 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.

Wikidata Q49067389, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,097 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.57196, -106.37503

103 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
Springs: 22
  • Amador Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Canovas Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Dulce Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Alkali Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Ojito Jarosito: 3.6 mi
Parks: 5
  • Hopewell Lake Day Use Area: 12.1 mi
  • Heron Lake State Park: 17.9 mi
  • Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 19.2 mi
  • El Vado Lake State Park: 20.5 mi
  • Poso Park: 21.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Mars Polar Lander: 18.8 mi
  • Bull: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Brazos Cliffs: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Brazos Falls: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grouse MesaN3,477 m18.0 mi
Brazos PeakN3,440 m16.4 mi
Canjilon MountainE3,326 m1.3 mi
Peñasco AmarilloNNW3,233 m9.4 mi
Jawbone MountainNNE3,232 m14.0 mi
Cerro SaragateNNE3,230 m4.9 mi
Sugar Loaf MountainNNW3,204 m21.1 mi
Olguin MesaNNE3,183 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4819:4920:28
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1516:1416:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835425161666457463526
Precip in2.01.71.91.51.80.82.02.82.11.71.71.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brazos Lodge, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357598165

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