Steel Hill
Steel Hill rises to 1,565 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Jakes Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 21 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077902, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,565 m
How to reach it
- 21.4 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
81 named places within 25 miles
- Jakes Hill: 2.3 mi
- Polly Hills: 2.9 mi
- Willow Hill: 6.2 mi
- Milagro Hill: 6.6 mi
- Cub Mountain: 7.4 mi
- City Park: 7.9 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 8.1 mi
- Spencer Park: 8.2 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 8.8 mi
- Valley of Fires State Park: 11.1 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 8.3 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 8.3 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 18.7 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 18.8 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 24.7 mi
- Robsart: 14.0 mi
- White Oaks: 18.7 mi
- Donkey Statue: 8.0 mi
- Padilla Springs: 14.4 mi
- The Palisades: 15.3 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Steel Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | SE 144° | 3,620 m | 18.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SE 142° | 3,518 m | 17.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SE 135° | 3,276 m | 17.9 mi |
| White Horse Hill | SE 140° | 3,111 m | 14.6 mi |
| Nogal Peak | ESE 119° | 2,966 m | 12.9 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | SE 125° | 2,942 m | 18.9 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | ENE 66° | 2,932 m | 17.1 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | ENE 66° | 2,932 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:41 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
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 | 37 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrizozo 1SW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 900646 — Steel Hill, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357587329
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