Water Tank Hill
Water Tank Hill rises to 1,390 m in New Mexico. Timber Mountain stands 2,291 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Elephant Butte Dam Historical Marker, a park 0.1 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway runs past it. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49087778, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1390 m
How to reach it
- On the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 3.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 15.4 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
74 named places within 25 miles
- Elephant Butte: 0.5 mi
- Turtle Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Caballo Cone: 4.1 mi
- Kettle Top Butte: 6.1 mi
- Mud Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Elephant Butte Dam Historical Marker: 0.1 mi
- Ralph Edwards Park: 3.8 mi
- Triangle Park: 3.9 mi
- Geronimos Spring Historical Marker: 4.0 mi
- T or C Art Park: 4.0 mi
- Spaceport America Visitor's Center: 4.1 mi
- Long Point: 5.8 mi
- Palomas Gap: 7.3 mi
- Unknown Arch: 8.7 mi
- Alamosa Ranch House and Blacksmith Shop Historic Site: 10.1 mi
- Zapata: 10.4 mi
- San Ygnacio de la Alamosa: 10.4 mi
- Alamocita: 10.4 mi
- Aleman: 15.4 mi
- Carrie TIngley Historic Marker: 4.8 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 15.4 mi
- Geronimo Springs Museum: 3.9 mi
- Hamilton Military Museum: 4.8 mi
- Red Cliff: 9.1 mi
- White Cliffs: 12.8 mi
- 4th Street Garden: 3.9 mi
- River bend Hot Springs: 3.9 mi
- Libby Spring: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Water Tank Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Mountain | S 190° | 2,291 m | 13.2 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | S 188° | 2,240 m | 15.3 mi |
| Thumb Tank Peak | WNW 283° | 2,089 m | 23.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks | WNW 289° | 2,075 m | 24.1 mi |
| Cross O Peak | W 278° | 2,044 m | 24.7 mi |
| Aragon Hill | NNW 333° | 2,015 m | 24.9 mi |
| Peñasco Peak | NNW 341° | 2,005 m | 22.5 mi |
| Panther Peak | W 271° | 1,993 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:28 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elephant Butte DAM, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898863 — Water Tank Hill, Sierra County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357584145
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