Red Hill
Red Hill rises to 2,039 m in New Mexico. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Calico Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Otero County, New Mexico, United States of America; geonames ID = 5487007.
Wikidata Q49067388, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,039 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
82 named places within 25 miles
- Calico Peak: 1.2 mi
- Ortega Peak: 4.7 mi
- Hershberger Peak: 5.7 mi
- Alamo Peak: 6.2 mi
- Domingo Peak: 6.9 mi
- John P. Stapp Air / Space Park: 5.5 mi
- Stapp Air Space Park: 5.5 mi
- Zenith Park: 5.9 mi
- Paiute Park: 6.3 mi
- University Park: 6.4 mi
- High Rolls Tunnel: 1.4 mi
- USAF Space Plane 001: 5.5 mi
- X-7A: 5.5 mi
- XQ-4A: 5.5 mi
- German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200: 5.5 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 5.5 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 5.9 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 7.8 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 8.1 mi
- White Sands National Park: 23.4 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 5.5 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 8.2 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 19.9 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 9.1 mi
- Antarctic Telescope: 11.9 mi
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: 16.0 mi
- Sacramento mountains murle: 20.0 mi
- Astronaut Memorial Garden: 5.4 mi
- Alamogordo Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Prayer garden: 19.9 mi
- Karr Spring: 4.5 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 5.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | SSE 168° | 2,941 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | S 175° | 2,821 m | 11.9 mi |
| Alamo Peak | SSE 166° | 2,820 m | 6.2 mi |
| Prestridge Hill | SE 129° | 2,638 m | 15.0 mi |
| Harley Mountain | NE 41° | 2,637 m | 18.6 mi |
| Jefferies Peak | SSE 153° | 2,591 m | 24.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | N 354° | 2,577 m | 24.0 mi |
| Seep Peak | SE 128° | 2,486 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:24 | 17:01 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN Park, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1988130 — Red Hill, Otero County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357621547
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