Rusk Hill
Rusk Hill rises to 1,329 m in New Mexico. Park Hill stands 1,422 m to the west-northwest, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Park Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49070386, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1329 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 10.2 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- San Jon Hill View · 11 mi
- Caprock View · 11 mi
27 named places within 25 miles
- Little Park Hill: 1.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Park Hill: 2.0 mi
- Rusk Hill: 2.8 mi
- Boney Hill: 3.5 mi
- Clark Monument 9: 7.0 mi
- Caprock Amphitheatre & Ralph Stanfield Memorial Nature Trail: 11.0 mi
- San Jon PS Park: 13.9 mi
- San Jon Municipal Park: 14.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Llano Estacado Historical Marker: 14.1 mi
- Rhea Community: 18.7 mi
- Abandoned Glenrio Post Office: 16.9 mi
- Little Juarez Cafe (Abandoned): 17.1 mi
- Abandoned Texaco Station: 17.1 mi
- Sand Point: 13.4 mi
- The Caprock: 19.2 mi
- Carand Collecible Museum: 15.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rusk Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Hill | WNW 297° | 1,422 m | 2.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 319° | 1,406 m | 1.6 mi |
| San Jon Hill | WNW 282° | 1,403 m | 10.9 mi |
| Little Park Hill | NW 316° | 1,399 m | 1.1 mi |
| Boney Hill | W 264° | 1,362 m | 3.5 mi |
| Purcell | E 84° | 1,361 m | 6.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | E 80° | 1,359 m | 6.4 mi |
| Endee Hill | E 87° | 1,328 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:07 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN JON, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357584122
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