Twin Hills
Twin Hills rises to 1,611 m in New Mexico. Mesa Azur stands 2,002 m to the south-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sierra Alta, a peak 0.7 miles away. El Camino Real passes 6.3 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49085999, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1611 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 19.4 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 29.6 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
68 named places within 25 miles
- Sierra Alta: 0.7 mi
- Piña Peak: 1.7 mi
- Burro Hill: 2.5 mi
- Peloncillo Peak: 2.8 mi
- Sierro Kemado: 2.8 mi
- Jornado del Muerto Historical Marker: 8.7 mi
- Rincon Community Park: 8.7 mi
- Fort Selden State Monument: 12.6 mi
- Fort Selden State Monument Historical Marker: 12.7 mi
- Bartlett-Garcia Conde Initial Survey Point Historical Marker: 13.0 mi
- Teako's Giants of Hatch: 7.8 mi
- Lucero Wash petroglyphs: 14.9 mi
- Sandia Gulch End: 19.2 mi
- Sandia Gulch Begin: 20.0 mi
- World's Largest Chili Pepper: 24.8 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Southbound: 11.4 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Northbound: 11.6 mi
- Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 23.7 mi
- Santa Barbara: 7.8 mi
- Nutt: 19.2 mi
- Hatch Historical Marker: 7.8 mi
- Mormon Battalion Historical Marker: 8.7 mi
- Rincon Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 9.4 mi
- Uvas Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 18.4 mi
- North Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- South Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Derry Warm Spring: 18.9 mi
- Libby Spring: 22.1 mi
- Village of Hatch Museum: 7.8 mi
- Recycled Roadrunner Sculpture: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twin Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Azur | SSW 212° | 2,002 m | 5.0 mi |
| Magdalena Peak | SSW 212° | 1,984 m | 5.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Peak | SW 224° | 1,954 m | 5.3 mi |
| Red House Mountain | N 355° | 1,873 m | 16.0 mi |
| Tailholt Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,838 m | 3.1 mi |
| Piña Peak | WSW 254° | 1,802 m | 1.7 mi |
| Robledo Mountain | SE 125° | 1,788 m | 14.4 mi |
| Nutt Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,781 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:44 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:30 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Cruces 20 N, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 895944 — Twin Hills, Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357581360
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