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Soldiers Farewell Hill

Soldiers Farewell Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Soldiers Farewell Hill rises to 1,870 m in New Mexico. Burro Peak stands 2,445 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bessie Rhoads Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

The story

Soldiers Farewell Hill, a summit at an elevation of 6135 feet, in the Big Burro Mountains, in Grant County, New Mexico.

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Wikidata Q16900338, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1870 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.35647, -108.33005

74 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
Springs: 8
  • Peterson Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Juniper Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Mud Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Rustler Spring: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Yucca Rest Area: 11.6 mi
  • Gage Rest Area: 15.1 mi
  • Butterfield Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 2
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burro PeakNNW 340°2,445 m17.3 mi
Jacks PeakNNW 340°2,428 m16.6 mi
Ferguson MountainNNW 339°2,424 m17.7 mi
Hornbrook MountainNW 305°2,136 m12.8 mi
Apache MountainWNW 296°2,114 m15.3 mi
Indian HillNNW 345°2,071 m16.9 mi
Red HillNNW 345°2,029 m15.5 mi
Knight PeakNW 318°1,993 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5319:25
June solstice06:0819:4820:24
September equinox07:0218:3919:11
December solstice07:1216:3617:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404348556473757367574739
Precip in1.11.10.60.30.40.63.32.71.61.11.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Signal, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 920709 — Soldiers Farewell Hill, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357607591

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