Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site
Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,739 m. Buck Mountain stands 3,276 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln State Monument Point of Interest, a park 0.4 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail runs past it. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
The story
unincorporated community in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
Wikidata Q4307407, matched on coordinates and name (663 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1739 m
How to reach it
- On the Billy the Kid Trail, National
78 named places within 25 miles
- Baca Mesa: 5.7 mi
- El Sentinel Peak: 7.2 mi
- La Tetita Peak: 7.8 mi
- Summit Peak: 8.0 mi
- Padilla Point: 8.2 mi
- Lincoln State Monument Point of Interest: 0.4 mi
- Fort Stanton: 7.5 mi
- Smokey Bear Historical Park: 11.1 mi
- All American Park: 16.0 mi
- Ruidoso Downs Race Track: 16.8 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 10.9 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 11.2 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 16.3 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 16.3 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 20.0 mi
- Hondo Iris Farm: 9.6 mi
- Historic Lincoln: 9.8 mi
- Fox Cave: 10.9 mi
- UFO Alien Crash Communion Wall: 13.9 mi
- H22: 11.0 mi
- Old Mill: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Mountain | WSW 255° | 3,276 m | 23.4 mi |
| Summit Peak | NNE 12° | 3,103 m | 8.0 mi |
| Capitan Peak | NE 47° | 3,063 m | 9.9 mi |
| Nogal Peak | W 271° | 2,966 m | 23.8 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | WSW 258° | 2,942 m | 20.1 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | NW 305° | 2,932 m | 23.7 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | NW 305° | 2,932 m | 23.7 mi |
| Padilla Point | N 351° | 2,930 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:39 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:20 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capitan, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/366378039
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