Peak · New Mexico
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
- 1,967 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.51365, -106.09558
- 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
Peaks
- 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
Artworks
- Pen Zia: 3.7 mi
- Zia: 3.9 mi
- Kokopelli: 3.9 mi
- Horse: 6.8 mi
- Dinosaurs: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Leonora Curtin Paloheimo: 4.0 mi
- Royal Road, el Camino real de Tierra Adentro: 4.2 mi
- CERRILLOS - Official Scenic Historical Marker: 5.6 mi
- In the Hands of Children: 7.6 mi
- Acequia Madre Ditch No. 37: 9.5 mi
Parks: 55
- Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Las Golondrinas: 4.1 mi
- Downs at Santa Fe Race Track: 5.3 mi
- Cerrillos Children's Park: 5.7 mi
- Turquoise Trail Park: 5.9 mi
Museums: 29
- 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
Attractions: 27
- 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
Gardens: 16
- 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
Springs: 7
- 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
Cliffs: 5
- 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
Nature reserves: 5
- 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
Picnic sites: 5
- 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
Ghost towns: 4
- Bonanza City: 2.0 mi
- Waldo: 5.4 mi
- Hagan: 18.3 mi
- Buckman: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- 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
Rest areas: 1
- 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° | 2,779 m | 16.3 mi |
| Placer Mountain | SSW 199° | 2,700 m | 13.0 mi |
| Shaggy Peak | ENE 65° | 2,657 m | 16.7 mi |
| Picacho Peak | NE 46° | 2,590 m | 16.4 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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