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Union Hill

Union Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Union Hill rises to 2,073 m in New Mexico. Sawyers Peak stands 2,936 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hermosa Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49086644, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2073 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.83646, -108.08504

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 43
  • Barrel Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Pipeline Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Moore Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Little Pipe Spring: 12.1 mi
Parks: 15
Museums: 5
  • Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Billy the Kid Cabin: 12.0 mi
  • Silver CIty Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Western New Mexico University Museum: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • King Bolt Pit: 12.7 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 12.7 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 13.0 mi
  • North Pit: 13.0 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 3
  • C: 6.3 mi
  • W: 9.5 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 11.9 mi
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 18.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 10.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Butterfield Rest Area: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Union Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sawyers PeakE 81°2,936 m17.9 mi
Black PeakNW 318°2,745 m6.8 mi
Signal PeakNW 318°2,737 m8.2 mi
Twin SistersNW 305°2,524 m6.8 mi
Scott PeakNW 316°2,521 m10.5 mi
Twin SistersWNW 302°2,495 m6.9 mi
Pinos Altos MountainW 281°2,473 m9.3 mi
Bear MountainW 270°2,444 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:24
June solstice06:0519:4820:24
September equinox07:0118:3819:11
December solstice07:1216:3317:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444652586575767571615143
Precip in1.10.90.50.30.60.83.92.92.11.00.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357599938

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