Steel Hill
Steel Hill rises to 2,101 m in New Mexico. West Blue Mountain stands 3,145 m to the west-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bell Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. El Camino Real passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49077906, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2101 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 22.3 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dabbler Deck · 27 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 28 mi
- Flight Deck · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bell Hill: 1.7 mi
- Piñon Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Cerra de las Cabras: 4.0 mi
- San Juan Peak: 5.1 mi
- Bottle Hill: 6.6 mi
- San Jose 'spring: 6.6 mi
- San Mateo Spring: 7.0 mi
- Deer Springs: 7.3 mi
- Twentyfive Yard Spring: 7.4 mi
- Nave Spring: 8.1 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 18.2 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 18.3 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 18.3 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 18.3 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 18.4 mi
- Canta Recio: 12.7 mi
- Paraje: 14.2 mi
- Contadero: 18.3 mi
- Alamocita: 21.4 mi
- Zapata: 21.4 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound: 9.4 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Northbound: 9.5 mi
- Camino de Sueños: 9.7 mi
- Garcia Falls: 11.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Steel Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Blue Mountain | WNW 300° | 3,145 m | 9.7 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WNW 300° | 3,135 m | 9.1 mi |
| Vicks Peak | WSW 250° | 3,126 m | 8.3 mi |
| San Mateo Mountain | WSW 255° | 3,089 m | 9.0 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | W 279° | 3,082 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Withington | NNW 332° | 3,077 m | 22.5 mi |
| Apache Kid Peak | WNW 296° | 3,065 m | 7.4 mi |
| Teepee Peak | NW 304° | 3,029 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:47 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:35 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:28 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Truth OR Consequences Muni AP, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357599452
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