Luna County Courthouse Historic Site
Luna County Courthouse Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,323 m. Cookes Peak stands 2,444 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Luna County Courthouse Park Historic Site, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Valley Back Country Byway passes 27 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
park in the United States of America
Wikidata Q49520170, matched on coordinates and name (755 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1323 m
How to reach it
- 27.2 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
52 named places within 25 miles
- Red Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Navajo Bill Hill: 8.7 mi
- Black Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Chimney Point: 9.0 mi
- Snake Hills: 9.2 mi
- Luna County Courthouse Park Historic Site: 0.0 mi
- Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
- Elsie Vega Park: 0.4 mi
- Lloyd Pratz Athletic Complex: 0.6 mi
- Brown Park: 0.7 mi
- Deming-Luna-Mimbres Museum: 0.3 mi
- Play Sharity Childrens Museum: 0.5 mi
- Seaman Field House Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- Christ Light Community Church: 0.4 mi
- Gage: 19.4 mi
- Mowry City: 19.7 mi
- Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 20.2 mi
- Uvas Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 24.0 mi
- Butterfield Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Gage Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Little Needles Eye: 10.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Luna County Courthouse Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookes Peak | N 4° | 2,444 m | 19.1 mi |
| Florida Peak | SE 140° | 2,266 m | 12.4 mi |
| South Peak | SSE 155° | 2,156 m | 15.8 mi |
| Gym Peak | SSE 147° | 2,146 m | 16.2 mi |
| Baldy Peak | SSE 147° | 2,121 m | 14.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 349° | 1,847 m | 22.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 349° | 1,843 m | 22.9 mi |
| Capitol Dome | SE 142° | 1,804 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:46 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:34 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deming, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/366378060
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