Lake Valley
Lake Valley is an attraction in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,636 m. Hillsboro Peak stands 3,053 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. Lake Valley Back Country Byway runs past it. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
ghost town in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Wikidata Q6478225, matched on coordinates and name (173 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- BLM
How to reach it
- On the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 15.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 22.0 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 18 mi
90 named places within 25 miles
- Monument Peak: 0.8 mi
- Apache Hill: 0.8 mi
- Town Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Berrenda Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Lee Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Rock Spring: 13.7 mi
- Libby Spring: 15.6 mi
- Derry Warm Spring: 17.6 mi
- 6 B Spring: 21.7 mi
- Bald Hill Spring: 21.9 mi
- Tom Eby Storage Building Historic Site: 13.4 mi
- Percha Bank Historic Site: 16.0 mi
- Trinidad Andazola House Historic Site: 18.5 mi
- Ramon Baca House Historic Site: 18.5 mi
- Luciana B Grijalva House Historic Site: 21.5 mi
- Lake Valley: 0.1 mi
- Nutt: 12.1 mi
- Santa Barbara: 24.3 mi
- Mowry City: 24.7 mi
- Black Range Museum: 14.0 mi
- Village of Hatch Museum: 24.2 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 24.6 mi
- Uvas Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 22.5 mi
- Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 24.2 mi
- Mimbres River Tract Wildlife Area: 24.5 mi
- Emory Pass Historical Marker: 17.7 mi
- Fort Cummings 1836-1886 Historical Marker: 18.0 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 21.9 mi
- Hatch Historical Marker: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Valley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro Peak | NW 323° | 3,053 m | 20.4 mi |
| Sawyers Peak | NW 311° | 2,936 m | 16.5 mi |
| Cross-O Mountain | NW 321° | 2,890 m | 19.1 mi |
| Granite Peak | NNW 330° | 2,830 m | 22.6 mi |
| Seven Brothers Mountain | NW 312° | 2,657 m | 14.9 mi |
| Cookes Peak | SW 218° | 2,444 m | 15.8 mi |
| Thompson Cone | NW 305° | 2,396 m | 13.1 mi |
| Pine Flat Mountain | WNW 301° | 2,385 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:46 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:36 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:31 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7532190282
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