Red Hill
Red Hill rises to 1,467 m in New Mexico. Salinas Peak stands 2,715 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Capitol Peak, a peak 10 miles away. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49067383, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,467 m
How to reach it
35 named places within 25 miles
- Capitol Peak: 10.1 mi
- Mockingbird Mountains: 11.0 mi
- Little Burro: 11.1 mi
- Oscura Peak: 12.0 mi
- Milagro Hill: 14.0 mi
- Jumbo: 16.9 mi
- Trinity Site Obelisk: 17.1 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 18.0 mi
- The Palisades: 18.7 mi
- Padilla Springs: 20.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas Peak | SW 228° | 2,715 m | 19.7 mi |
| Oscura Peak | NNW 334° | 2,626 m | 12.0 mi |
| North Oscura Peak | NNW 344° | 2,431 m | 18.9 mi |
| Silver Top Mountain | SW 230° | 2,422 m | 17.5 mi |
| Bug Peak | NNW 345° | 2,422 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cub Mountain | E 82° | 2,390 m | 22.8 mi |
| Middle Peak | SW 230° | 2,322 m | 21.6 mi |
| Ladybug Peak | SW 232° | 2,273 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:42 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:24 | 17:02 |
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 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrizozo 1SW, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 900356 — Red Hill, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586923
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