Ancho
Ancho is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,870 m. Carrizo Peak stands 2,932 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 29 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
township in Lincoln County, New Mexico
How to reach it
- 28.7 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
55 named places within 25 miles
- Jacks Peak: 6.6 mi
- Monument Peak: 6.7 mi
- Ancho Peak: 7.3 mi
- Jicarilla Peak: 8.2 mi
- Chupadero Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Valley of Fires State Park: 17.3 mi
- Spencer Park: 21.5 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 21.6 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 21.7 mi
- City Park: 21.9 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 12.8 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 13.0 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 21.5 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 21.5 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 0.1 mi
- The Ollie D Tourist House: 23.1 mi
- Roswell crash site (1947): 24.5 mi
- White Oaks: 13.1 mi
- Robsart: 14.8 mi
- Donkey Statue: 21.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Roswell UFO Monument: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ancho. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrizo Peak | S 178° | 2,932 m | 17.1 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | S 178° | 2,932 m | 17.1 mi |
| Gallinas Mountains | N 353° | 2,631 m | 21.6 mi |
| West Turkey Cone | N 350° | 2,546 m | 21.9 mi |
| Tucson Mountain | SSE 163° | 2,539 m | 21.1 mi |
| Gallinas Peak | N 352° | 2,523 m | 21.4 mi |
| Patos Mountain | SSE 161° | 2,492 m | 14.0 mi |
| Rough Mountain | N 1° | 2,477 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:41 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corona 10sw, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
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