Sand Hill
Sand Hill rises to 1,551 m in New Mexico. Mount Clayton stands 2,016 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Car Top Butte, a peak 8.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 79 miles off. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Union County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071179, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,551 m
How to reach it
- 78.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 11.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
23 named places within 25 miles
- Car Top Butte: 8.8 mi
- Skull Mesa: 14.6 mi
- Bible Top Butte: 15.2 mi
- Rabbit Ear Mountain: 15.9 mi
- Rabbit Ear Mesa: 15.9 mi
- Union County Courthouse Historic Site: 11.2 mi
- Eklund Hotel Historic Site: 11.4 mi
- Herzstein Memorial Museum Historic Site: 11.4 mi
- Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Trackways: 19.1 mi
- Rita Blanca Wildlife Management Area: 22.1 mi
- Perico: 23.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Clayton | NW 311° | 2,016 m | 24.9 mi |
| Tripod Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,951 m | 25.0 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | NW 309° | 1,916 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Dora | NNW 328° | 1,912 m | 19.4 mi |
| Kilburn Hills | NW 313° | 1,871 m | 22.3 mi |
| The Hogback | WNW 301° | 1,871 m | 23.5 mi |
| Rabbit Ear Mountain | N 6° | 1,844 m | 15.9 mi |
| Rabbit Ear Mesa | N 6° | 1,833 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:36 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:02 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton 1 N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357598802
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