Rusk Hill
Rusk Hill rises to 1,277 m in New Mexico. Park Hill stands 1,422 m to the west, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Endee Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Quay County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49070387, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,277 m
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.7 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- San Jon Hill View · 14 mi
- Caprock View · 14 mi
25 named places within 25 miles
- Endee Hill: 1.0 mi
- Purcell: 3.4 mi
- Little Park Hill: 3.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Park Hill: 4.6 mi
- Clark Monument 9: 4.2 mi
- Caprock Amphitheatre & Ralph Stanfield Memorial Nature Trail: 13.7 mi
- San Jon PS Park: 15.7 mi
- San Jon Municipal Park: 16.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Llano Estacado Historical Marker: 15.9 mi
- Rhea Community: 17.7 mi
- Sand Point: 11.1 mi
- The Caprock: 22.0 mi
- Abandoned Glenrio Post Office: 15.7 mi
- Abandoned Texaco Station: 15.8 mi
- NMTD Glenrio Visitor Information Center: 16.0 mi
- Eastbound Picnic Area: 25.0 mi
- Carand Collecible Museum: 15.0 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 | W 277° | 1,422 m | 4.6 mi |
| San Jon Hill | W 278° | 1,403 m | 13.5 mi |
| Little Park Hill | W 278° | 1,399 m | 3.6 mi |
| Boney Hill | W 264° | 1,362 m | 6.2 mi |
| Purcell | E 84° | 1,361 m | 3.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,359 m | 3.6 mi |
| Endee Hill | E 99° | 1,328 m | 1.0 mi |
| Bedford Hill | WNW 285° | 1,312 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:31 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 20:33 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:17 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 17:06 | 17:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357611265
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