Sand Hill
Sand Hill rises to 1,275 m in New Mexico. Lone Mesa stands 1,502 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Taiban Peak, a peak 6.0 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071178, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,275 m
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
78 named places within 25 miles
- Portrail of Billy the Kid: 9.8 mi
- Portrait of Pat Garrett: 9.8 mi
- Portrait of Barboncito: 9.8 mi
- Portrait of Granado Mucho: 9.8 mi
- Dariland Sign (handpainted, disc-shaped): 11.6 mi
- Taiban Peak: 6.0 mi
- White Mesa: 6.2 mi
- Lomas Gatos: 7.3 mi
- Candy Mesa: 11.4 mi
- Watts Hill: 13.0 mi
- The Cap Rock: 7.1 mi
- The Mesa: 14.2 mi
- Charlotte Point: 14.8 mi
- Pacheco Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Explosion Rocks Tolar: 6.1 mi
- Sunnyside Springs Historic Marker: 14.8 mi
- Fort Sumner State Monument: 9.9 mi
- Baxter Park: 23.0 mi
- Fort Sumner Historic Site/Bosque Redondo Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Billy The Kid Museum: 13.3 mi
- Rodrick Drug Store Historic Site: 14.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mesa | N 353° | 1,502 m | 18.3 mi |
| The Mesa | SE 138° | 1,437 m | 14.9 mi |
| Negrohead Butte | SE 138° | 1,428 m | 16.6 mi |
| Twin Mesa | NNW 333° | 1,412 m | 15.3 mi |
| Candy Mesa | NNW 334° | 1,388 m | 11.4 mi |
| White Mesa | SSE 159° | 1,348 m | 6.2 mi |
| Taiban Peak | N 7° | 1,345 m | 6.0 mi |
| Watts Hill | SSW 193° | 1,309 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:35 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:12 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Sumner 5 S, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586453
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