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Snake Hills

Snake Hills, seen from above at true elevation

Snake Hills rises to 1,345 m in New Mexico. Florida Peak stands 2,266 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain, a peak 3.1 miles away. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49075015, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1345 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.17481, -107.87475

61 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
Parks: 11
  • South Park: 8.3 mi
  • Brown Park: 8.9 mi
  • Amistad Splash Pad: 8.9 mi
  • Luna County Courthouse Park Historic Site: 9.1 mi
  • Florida Park: 9.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Gage Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • Yucca Rest Area: 21.9 mi
  • Butterfield Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Florida PeakESE 103°2,266 m15.2 mi
South PeakESE 121°2,156 m15.9 mi
Gym PeakESE 115°2,146 m17.5 mi
Baldy PeakESE 112°2,121 m15.8 mi
Flying W MountainSW 216°1,892 m21.7 mi
Cedar MountainSW 232°1,888 m22.9 mi
Capitol DomeE 100°1,804 m13.5 mi
North PeakSSE 152°1,772 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5119:23
June solstice06:0619:4620:22
September equinox07:0018:3719:10
December solstice07:0916:3417:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434854616978817974635143
Precip in0.60.50.30.30.20.41.91.50.90.80.70.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deming, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357580450

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