- Elevation, modelled
- 1,340 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cathey Peak2,941 m · 11.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sunspot Scenic Byway9.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:16local time
- Coordinates
- 32.9084, -105.9480
Alamogordo Community Garden is a garden in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,340 m. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rutz Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alamogordo Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | SE 129° | 2,941 m | 11.1 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | SE 138° | 2,821 m | 11.1 mi |
| Alamo Peak | ESE 107° | 2,820 m | 8.2 mi |
| Prestridge Hill | ESE 108° | 2,638 m | 19.0 mi |
| Seep Peak | ESE 112° | 2,486 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mule Peak | SSE 149° | 2,462 m | 8.0 mi |
| Long Ridge | SE 142° | 2,446 m | 7.2 mi |
| Potato Knob | SE 131° | 2,407 m | 8.5 mi |
- 9.7 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Nelson Canyon Vista Interpretive Site · 10 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 11 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 11 mi
- Trestle Vista Observation Site · 12 mi
86 named places within 25 miles
- Ortega Peak: 4.4 mi
- Hershberger Peak: 4.9 mi
- The Roundup Ground: 5.0 mi
- Steamboat: 5.2 mi
- The Mesa: 5.7 mi
- Rutz Park: 0.3 mi
- Circle Drive Park: 0.3 mi
- Garden Center Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
- Alameda Park: 0.8 mi
- Harry Francis Acley House Historic Site: 0.7 mi
- Otero County Fairgrounds: 1.5 mi
- German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200: 1.8 mi
- XQ-4A: 1.8 mi
- X-7A: 1.8 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 0.9 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 0.9 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 1.8 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 12.8 mi
- White Sands National Park: 16.2 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 0.9 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 1.8 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 23.9 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 6.5 mi
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: 8.8 mi
- Antarctic Telescope: 11.3 mi
- Sacramento mountains murle: 24.0 mi
- Astronaut Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
- Prayer garden: 23.9 mi
- Karr Spring: 7.9 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:40 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:24 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alamogordo, under a mile away.
- Devilshead277 obs
- Creosote Bush160 obs
- Texas rainbow cactus117 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle95 obs
- Rock Pigeon90 obs
- strawberry hedgehog cactus83 obs
- ocotillo78 obs
- scarlet hedgehog cactus40 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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