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Welty Hill

Welty Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Welty Hill rises to 2,345 m in New Mexico. West Blue Mountain stands 3,145 m to the east-southeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sim Yaten Hills, a peak 3.0 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The story

Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49088156, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,345 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.70201, -107.57448

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 28
  • Indian Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Tool Box Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Pothole Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Ojo Caliente Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Twentyfive Yard Spring: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Garcia Falls: 16.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Welty Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Blue MountainESE3,145 m7.9 mi
Blue MountainESE3,135 m8.5 mi
Vicks PeakSE3,126 m13.1 mi
San Mateo MountainSE3,089 m12.1 mi
San Mateo PeakSE3,082 m10.3 mi
Mount WithingtonNNE3,077 m13.4 mi
Apache Kid PeakESE3,065 m10.1 mi
Teepee PeakESE3,029 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4919:22
June solstice06:0119:4820:25
September equinox06:5918:3619:09
December solstice07:1216:2817:07

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364045526069716963534336
Precip in0.50.40.40.30.60.82.93.71.81.00.70.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winston, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 912215 — Welty Hill, Socorro County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357600121

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