Slate Hill
Slate Hill rises to 2,327 m in New Mexico. Baldy Mountain stands 3,765 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cimarron Canyon, a historic site 2.2 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 2.2 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49074454, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,327 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 17.5 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 5 mi
110 named places within 25 miles
- Antelope Mesa: 2.7 mi
- Indian Head: 3.8 mi
- Deer Lake Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Coyote Mesa: 5.6 mi
- Tooth of Time: 6.3 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 2.2 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 5.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker: 9.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 9.9 mi
- Palisades Sill: 11.1 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 2.3 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 10.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 11.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area: 12.4 mi
- Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza: 2.3 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 4.7 mi
- T-Rex Track: 4.8 mi
- Covered Wagon: 4.9 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 5.3 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 2.3 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 4.7 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 11.2 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 17.0 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 20.7 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 11.9 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 16.1 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 16.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 24.4 mi
- Tipi: 2.4 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 5.0 mi
- Eagle: 17.4 mi
- Betty's Bra: 8.1 mi
- Palisades: 11.3 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 13.1 mi
- Apache Spring: 22.3 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Dawson: 13.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Slate Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | WNW 296° | 3,765 m | 16.1 mi |
| Touch-Me-Not Mountain | WNW 285° | 3,670 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Phillips | WSW 253° | 3,553 m | 12.0 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | WSW 252° | 3,550 m | 11.8 mi |
| Tolby Peak | WSW 258° | 3,513 m | 12.6 mi |
| Comanche Peak | WSW 253° | 3,445 m | 11.1 mi |
| Taos Peak | W 278° | 3,430 m | 22.3 mi |
| Green Mountain | W 279° | 3,403 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:08 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cimarron 4 SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 894913 — Slate Hill, Colfax County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357580401
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