Turquoise Hill
Turquoise Hill rises to 1,967 m in New Mexico. Thompson Peak stands 3,215 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Picture Rock, a peak 1.7 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49085604, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1967 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 2.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 3.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.1 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Village Vista · 5 mi
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 13 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 14 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Picture Rock: 1.7 mi
- Bonanza Hill: 1.9 mi
- El Cerro de la Cosena: 2.3 mi
- Cerro Bonanza: 2.4 mi
- Cerro de la Cruz: 2.4 mi
- Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Tables: 4.0 mi
- Las Golondrinas: 4.1 mi
- Garden of the Gods Historical Marker: 4.9 mi
- Downs at Santa Fe Race Track: 5.3 mi
- Pen Zia: 3.7 mi
- Zia: 3.9 mi
- Kokopelli: 3.9 mi
- Horse: 6.8 mi
- Dinosaurs: 7.2 mi
- x: 2.9 mi
- Leonora Curtin Paloheimo: 4.0 mi
- Ann Wauben: 4.1 mi
- Royal Road, el Camino real de Tierra Adentro: 4.2 mi
- CERRILLOS - Official Scenic Historical Marker: 5.6 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 4.2 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 4.3 mi
- Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum: 5.6 mi
- Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum: 7.6 mi
- Madrid Museum (Old coal town): 8.1 mi
- abandoned mine marker: 3.8 mi
- Mountain Village: 4.0 mi
- Plaza Salazar: 4.3 mi
- The Downs: 5.0 mi
- Cerrillos Opera House Historic Site: 5.6 mi
- The Haozous Garden: 6.9 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Biowall: 8.5 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 14.0 mi
- Xeric Garden: 14.1 mi
- Yoh toh: 4.5 mi
- Cochiti Springs: 12.5 mi
- Ancho Spring: 19.5 mi
- Doe Springs: 20.4 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 20.9 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 4.9 mi
- Devils Throne: 5.1 mi
- White Bluffs: 18.8 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 19.7 mi
- Bear Jump: 24.5 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 8.5 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 10.0 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 13.3 mi
- Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 20.5 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 24.2 mi
- Bonanza City: 2.0 mi
- Waldo: 5.4 mi
- Hagan: 18.3 mi
- Buckman: 22.5 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 19.4 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 19.6 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 21.4 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 24.8 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 3.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Turquoise Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | NE 56° | 3,215 m | 19.6 mi |
| Glorieta Baldy | ENE 60° | 3,116 m | 19.2 mi |
| Sierra Pelada | NE 55° | 2,962 m | 15.5 mi |
| Monument Rock | NE 51° | 2,830 m | 20.2 mi |
| Atalaya Mountain | NE 49° | 2,780 m | 16.3 mi |
| Atalaya Mountain | NE 49° | 2,779 m | 16.3 mi |
| Placer Mountain | SSW 199° | 2,700 m | 13.0 mi |
| Shaggy Peak | ENE 65° | 2,657 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE CO Muni AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357606256
Day trips start here
- Madrid · 8 mi
- Santa Fe · 15 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 22 mi
- Pecos · 24 mi
- Pojoaque · 27 mi
- Bernalillo · 30 mi
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