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Red Hill

Red Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Red Hill rises to 2,338 m in New Mexico. Jim Smith Peak stands 2,820 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cimarron Mesa, a peak 3.8 miles away. White Mountain Scenic Road passes 24 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067374, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2338 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.29477, -108.89174

54 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
Springs: 21
  • Smith Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Stamps Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Coyote Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Horseshoe Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Knight Spring: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Casa Malpais Archaeological Park & Museum: 24.9 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jim Smith PeakSSW 194°2,820 m21.6 mi
Gallo PeakSE 141°2,818 m23.1 mi
Fox MountainSE 145°2,780 m18.4 mi
Loco KnollSSW 211°2,764 m23.2 mi
Jones PeakS 189°2,755 m21.1 mi
Black PeakSSE 168°2,745 m18.8 mi
Agua Fria MountainESE 120°2,691 m22.1 mi
The HubESE 105°2,458 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:28
June solstice06:0519:5420:32
September equinox07:0418:4119:14
December solstice07:1916:3217:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303440465463686660503931
Precip in0.50.60.60.40.10.61.92.91.90.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 893740 — Red Hill, Catron County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357578709

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