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. 24 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 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
- 1,329 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
24 named places within 25 miles
- Little Park Hill: 1.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Park Hill: 2.0 mi
- Boney Hill: 3.5 mi
- Endee Hill: 3.7 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
- Sand Point: 13.4 mi
- The Caprock: 19.2 mi
- Abandoned Glenrio Post Office: 16.9 mi
- Abandoned Texaco Station: 17.1 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 |
| Endee Hill | E 87° | 1,328 m | 3.7 mi |
| Bedford Hill | WNW 288° | 1,312 m | 18.7 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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