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Rock Hill

Rock Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rock Hill rises to 1,474 m in New Mexico. Orphan Hill stands 1,655 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Skull Mesa, a peak 6.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 59 miles off. 11 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49068886, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1474 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.01226, -103.26828

11 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 11

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Orphan HillNW 307°1,655 m21.5 mi
Minnie ButteW 279°1,558 m15.5 mi
Sand HillN 359°1,551 m20.2 mi
Flint HillsWNW 283°1,540 m9.0 mi
Car Top ButteNNW 334°1,530 m16.0 mi
Skull MesaNNW 341°1,523 m6.0 mi
Kerlin HillSSE 167°1,376 m24.3 mi
Doyle HillSSE 153°1,355 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:05
June solstice05:3719:3620:14
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0116:0316:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745536373777567554435
Precip in0.40.30.71.01.81.92.52.81.81.60.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amistad 5 SSW, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357579166

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