Volcano Hill
Volcano Hill rises to 1,999 m in New Mexico. Mesa Gallina stands 2,332 m to the southeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mesa, a peak 2.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49087151, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,999 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Mesa: 2.5 mi
- Cerro Verde: 3.4 mi
- Badger Butte: 4.6 mi
- South Lava Butte: 5.3 mi
- Tsidu-Weza: 5.4 mi
- Sharp Point: 9.7 mi
- Seama Mesa: 18.0 mi
- Frog Mesa: 19.1 mi
- Crow Point: 20.9 mi
- Los Lunas Decalogue Stone: 18.4 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 21.5 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 22.7 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 4.3 mi
- Acoma Museum: 16.6 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 18.5 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Volcano Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Gallina | SE 143° | 2,332 m | 7.8 mi |
| Chicken Mountain | S 170° | 2,320 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cerro del Oro | SW 219° | 2,309 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mesa Cimarron | SSE 150° | 2,261 m | 7.4 mi |
| Blue Water Mesa | WSW 249° | 2,230 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mesa del Oro | SW 219° | 2,227 m | 15.0 mi |
| Ward Mesa | WSW 242° | 2,216 m | 17.1 mi |
| Horse Mountain | S 184° | 2,180 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357582849
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