Ghost town · New Mexico
Gage
Gage is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,369 m. Flying W Mountain stands 1,892 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Gage Rest Area, a rest area 2.2 miles away. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
American ghost town
How to reach it
Coordinates32.22940, -108.08600
60 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 35
- Grandmother Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Little Grandmother Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Clabber Top Hill: 8.9 mi
- Red Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Snake Hills: 12.9 mi
Parks: 14
- Basin and Range Country Historical Marker: 13.5 mi
- Cookes Wagon Road Historical Marker: 13.5 mi
- Yucca Plains Historical Marker: 13.5 mi
- Butterfield Trail: 14.6 mi
- Amistad Splash Pad: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Gage Rest Area: 2.2 mi
- Yucca Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Butterfield Rest Area: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 3
- Christ Light Community Church: 19.3 mi
- Seaman Field House Historic Site: 19.4 mi
- Luna County Courthouse Historic Site: 19.4 mi
Museums: 2
- Play Sharity Childrens Museum: 19.0 mi
- Deming-Luna-Mimbres Museum: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Separ: 19.7 mi
- Mowry City: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flying W Mountain | S 181° | 1,892 m | 21.2 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SSW 197° | 1,888 m | 18.8 mi |
| Soldiers Farewell Hill | WNW 302° | 1,870 m | 16.7 mi |
| Grandmother Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,765 m | 6.6 mi |
| JPB Mountain | WNW 303° | 1,758 m | 18.5 mi |
| Bessie Rhoads Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,752 m | 15.6 mi |
| Valiente Peak | S 176° | 1,744 m | 22.8 mi |
| J P B Mountain | WNW 303° | 1,735 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:47 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:38 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:35 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gage, under a mile away.
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