Welcome to Capitan Hill ...

Capitan Hill is located in Colfax County<1>.

The location of Capitan Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Capitan Hill is 6,520 feet [1,987 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Capitan Hill is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Capitan Hill lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Capitan Hill lies within the (575) area code.

Communities near Capitan Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Capitan Hill.

• Cimarron
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron
  • Cimarron is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron <4>
• Maxwell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Maxwell is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <4>
• Ute Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute Park
  • Ute Park is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute Park <4>
• Miami
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
  • Miami is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <4>
• Brilliant ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • Brilliant is located in Colfax County
• Springer
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
  • Springer is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springer <4>
• Raton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
  • Raton is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raton <4>
• Virginia City ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
  • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
• Eagle Nest
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
  • Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Nest <4>
• Idlewild
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Idlewild is located in Colfax County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Capitan Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Capitan Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Capitan Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Capitan Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Capitan Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Capitan Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Capitan Hill ...

Looking for more information about Capitan Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Capitan Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Capitan Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Capitan Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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