Yellow Hill
Yellow Hill rises to 1,749 m in New Mexico. Roof Butte stands 2,952 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tocito Dome, a peak 1.4 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 5.0 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49091257, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,749 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 25.7 mi off the Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road
42 named places within 25 miles
- Tocito Dome: 1.4 mi
- Rock Mesa: 6.5 mi
- Table Mesa: 7.6 mi
- Barber Peak: 8.2 mi
- Carona de Gigante: 8.4 mi
- Stinking Springs: 10.8 mi
- Old Sawmill Spring: 15.1 mi
- Narrow Creek Spring: 15.8 mi
- Sand Spring: 16.2 mi
- Old Pine Spring: 17.8 mi
- Wheeler (River Tract): 22.8 mi
- Bradshaw (River Tracts): 24.2 mi
- Schneider (River Tracts): 24.6 mi
- Snake Bridge: 13.1 mi
- Royal Arch: 24.5 mi
- Cathedral Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Newcomb N: 17.2 mi
- Nizhoni Park: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yellow Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roof Butte | WSW 256° | 2,952 m | 15.9 mi |
| Matthews Peak | WSW 241° | 2,892 m | 21.5 mi |
| Tsaile Butte | SW 225° | 2,738 m | 23.4 mi |
| Beautiful Mountain | W 259° | 2,696 m | 9.8 mi |
| White Rock | WNW 287° | 2,022 m | 12.2 mi |
| Black Rock | WNW 297° | 2,020 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mitten Rock | NW 312° | 1,998 m | 9.6 mi |
| Two Grey Hills / Bis Dah Łitso | S 183° | 1,984 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:24 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 35 | 43 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lukachukai, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357582193
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