Spear Hills
Spear Hills rises to 1,897 m in New Mexico. Point of Rocks Mesa stands 2,113 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mills, a ghost town 5.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 71 miles off. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49076254, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,897 m
How to reach it
- 70.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 4.7 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
23 named places within 25 miles
- Chateau Hill: 7.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Cerro de la Cruz: 11.2 mi
- Sombrero Butte: 15.2 mi
- Black Hill: 18.3 mi
- Chicosa Lake State Park: 6.9 mi
- Dorsey Mansion State Monument: 24.2 mi
- Red Rim: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spear Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point of Rocks Mesa | N 3° | 2,113 m | 20.6 mi |
| Hogback Butte | N 3° | 2,108 m | 20.6 mi |
| Point of Rocks | N 4° | 2,014 m | 19.9 mi |
| Black Hill | N 352° | 1,995 m | 18.3 mi |
| Las Mesetas | NNE 15° | 1,991 m | 22.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,957 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cuernudo Hills | SW 236° | 1,935 m | 22.0 mi |
| Chateau Hill | NNE 20° | 1,928 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:07 | 16:46 |
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 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ROY, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357599353
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