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Snake Hill

Snake Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Snake Hill rises to 2,198 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Anderson Peak, a peak 2.7 miles away. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49075000, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,198 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.09728, -107.76644

59 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 47
Cliffs: 4
  • Dead Horse Mesa: 8.3 mi
  • Cal Ship Mesa: 18.3 mi
  • White Mesa: 18.6 mi
  • Blue Mesa: 20.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Maverick Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Dove Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Chavez Springs: 24.0 mi
  • Leke Spring: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1
  • Cherry Town: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snake Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alegres MountainW3,102 m24.7 mi
Mount WithingtonSE3,077 m21.9 mi
Tower PeakSE3,026 m23.0 mi
A-L PeakSE2,940 m21.6 mi
Luera PeakSSW2,892 m19.8 mi
Madre MountainNNW2,870 m15.6 mi
Davenport LookoutNNW2,851 m15.4 mi
Horse MountainWSW2,850 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5019:23
June solstice06:0119:5020:26
September equinox07:0018:3619:09
December solstice07:1416:2817:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541475666696761503931
Precip in0.50.50.50.50.70.62.72.82.01.10.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augustine 2E, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 894964 — Snake Hill, Catron County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357580447

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