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Watts Hill

Watts Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Watts Hill rises to 1,309 m in New Mexico. San Juan Mesa stands 1,447 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49087847, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1309 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.19147, -104.07580

79 named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 50
  • Portrail of Billy the Kid: 16.2 mi
  • Portrait of Pat Garrett: 16.2 mi
  • Portrait of Barboncito: 16.2 mi
  • Portrait of Granado Mucho: 16.2 mi
  • Dariland Sign (handpainted, disc-shaped): 19.7 mi
Peaks: 16
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 2
  • Fort Sumner Historic Site/Bosque Redondo Memorial: 16.1 mi
  • Billy The Kid Museum: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • North Pecos River Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Juan MesaSE 145°1,447 m19.4 mi
The MesaE 83°1,437 m13.0 mi
Negrohead ButteE 89°1,428 m14.1 mi
Candy MesaN 355°1,388 m23.0 mi
White MesaNE 37°1,348 m8.6 mi
Taiban PeakN 11°1,345 m19.0 mi
Dipping Vat HillWNW 283°1,297 m2.1 mi
Table MountainSW 225°1,296 m0.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:08
June solstice05:4619:3520:12
September equinox06:4518:2218:55
December solstice06:5916:1316:51

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394352596878807871594639
Precip in0.40.30.70.81.11.42.62.61.81.80.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Sumner 5 S, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357586603

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