Cloudcroft Lodge Historic Site
Cloudcroft Lodge Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,642 m. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cloud Climbing Railroad Historical Marker, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Sunspot Scenic Byway runs past it. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
village in Otero County, New Mexico, United States
Wikidata Q432556, matched on coordinates and name (370 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2642 m
How to reach it
- On the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
86 named places within 25 miles
- Calico Peak: 5.2 mi
- Red Hill: 5.6 mi
- Alamo Peak: 7.1 mi
- Ortega Peak: 8.6 mi
- Hershberger Peak: 9.1 mi
- Cloud Climbing Railroad Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
- Zenith Park: 0.3 mi
- John P. Stapp Air / Space Park: 10.7 mi
- Stapp Air Space Park: 10.7 mi
- Paiute Park: 11.1 mi
- High Rolls Tunnel: 6.7 mi
- The Alamogordo "A": 10.5 mi
- USAF Space Plane 001: 10.7 mi
- X-7A: 10.7 mi
- XQ-4A: 10.7 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 0.4 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 10.6 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 13.0 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 13.2 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 10.7 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 13.2 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 15.7 mi
- Antarctic Telescope: 12.6 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 14.6 mi
- Sacramento mountains murle: 15.8 mi
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: 21.0 mi
- Astronaut Memorial Garden: 10.6 mi
- Alamogordo Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Prayer garden: 15.7 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- Karr Spring: 5.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cloudcroft Lodge Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | SSW 198° | 2,941 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | SSW 201° | 2,821 m | 12.6 mi |
| Alamo Peak | SW 215° | 2,820 m | 7.1 mi |
| Prestridge Hill | SSE 147° | 2,638 m | 11.2 mi |
| Harley Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,637 m | 15.6 mi |
| Jefferies Peak | SSE 166° | 2,591 m | 22.1 mi |
| Seep Peak | SE 141° | 2,486 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mule Peak | SW 217° | 2,462 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:39 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:23 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 55 | 47 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cloudcroft, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/366377844
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