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Zinc Hill

Zinc Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Zinc Hill rises to 2,024 m in New Mexico. Sawyers Peak stands 2,936 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bull Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49091470, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2024 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.82119, -108.08949

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 41
  • Barrel Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Pipeline Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Little Pipe Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Moore Spring: 12.5 mi
Parks: 15
Museums: 5
  • Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Billy the Kid Cabin: 11.4 mi
  • Silver CIty Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Western New Mexico University Museum: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • King Bolt Pit: 12.1 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 12.1 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 12.4 mi
  • North Pit: 12.4 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
  • C: 5.2 mi
  • W: 9.3 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 11.4 mi
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 10.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Butterfield Rest Area: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Zinc Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sawyers PeakENE 78°2,936 m18.4 mi
Black PeakNW 325°2,745 m7.4 mi
Signal PeakNW 324°2,737 m8.9 mi
Twin SistersNW 313°2,524 m7.3 mi
Scott PeakNW 320°2,521 m11.1 mi
Twin SistersNW 310°2,495 m7.3 mi
Pinos Altos MountainWNW 288°2,473 m9.3 mi
Bear MountainW 274°2,444 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:24
June solstice06:0519:4820:24
September equinox07:0118:3819:11
December solstice07:1216:3317:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444652586575767571615143
Precip in1.10.90.50.30.60.83.92.92.11.00.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 912550 — Zinc Hill, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357600496

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