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Vado Hill

Vado Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Vado Hill rises to 1,263 m in New Mexico. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop Cap, a peak 4.2 miles away. El Camino Real passes 3.2 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49086785, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1263 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.13732, -106.63833

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 15
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 8
  • El Milagro: 8.4 mi
  • La Cueva: 13.9 mi
  • Pat Garrett's Grave: 14.2 mi
  • La Union Maze: 14.4 mi
  • World's Largest Chili Pepper: 15.6 mi
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 2
  • The Tooth: 15.1 mi
  • Southern Comfort Wall: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fillmore waterfall: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vado Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Organ NeedleNNE 17°2,708 m15.0 mi
Organ PeakNNE 21°2,668 m14.3 mi
The NeedlesNNE 14°2,565 m15.5 mi
Baldy PeakNNE 20°2,564 m13.5 mi
Granite PeakNNE 27°2,554 m15.1 mi
Sugarloaf PeakNNE 21°2,443 m15.5 mi
Rabbit EarsNNE 12°2,440 m16.4 mi
Baylor PeakNNE 11°2,337 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4619:18
June solstice06:0119:4120:17
September equinox06:5618:3219:05
December solstice07:0416:2917:07

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465158657482848277665445
Precip in0.50.30.20.00.30.72.41.61.40.70.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Tuna 1 S, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899977 — Vado Hill, Doña Ana County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357586600

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