Spruce Hill
Spruce Hill rises to 3,141 m in New Mexico. Touch-Me-Not Mountain stands 3,670 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Agua Fria Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49076817, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,141 m
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 22.3 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 56.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 14 mi
- U S Hill · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Agua Fria Peak: 2.0 mi
- Apache Peak: 3.3 mi
- Willy's Tip: 3.5 mi
- Aspen Hill: 3.9 mi
- Cieneguilla Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 2.4 mi
- D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker: 9.3 mi
- Palisades Sill: 13.6 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 14.1 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 14.7 mi
- Olympic Park: 6.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Coyote Creek State Park: 11.9 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 13.6 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 14.4 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 13.4 mi
- Rayado: 14.1 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 14.3 mi
- Covered Wagon: 15.2 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 15.4 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 14.1 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 15.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 15.3 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 18.3 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 22.1 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 14.9 mi
- Eagle: 15.4 mi
- Tipi: 18.3 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 22.3 mi
- Red Horse: 22.4 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 5.9 mi
- Apache Spring: 12.8 mi
- Loring Spring: 21.6 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
- Apache Springs: 23.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 13.0 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 13.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 13.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.8 mi
- Betty's Bra: 10.2 mi
- Palisades: 13.6 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- La Vinateria: 20.0 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Spruce Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touch-Me-Not Mountain | N 357° | 3,670 m | 16.6 mi |
| Larkspur Peak | NW 313° | 3,656 m | 17.1 mi |
| Cerro Olla | WSW 238° | 3,643 m | 16.8 mi |
| Cerro Vista | WSW 240° | 3,638 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mount Phillips | N 8° | 3,553 m | 9.4 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | N 9° | 3,550 m | 9.4 mi |
| Tolby Peak | N 2° | 3,513 m | 10.2 mi |
| Comanche Peak | NNE 13° | 3,445 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Angel Fire 1S, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898694 — Spruce Hill, Colfax County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583871
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