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Greens Gap

Greens Gap from directly overhead

Greens Gap is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,270 m. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Wallace Mesa, a peak 3.8 miles away. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.

human settlement in New Mexico, United States of America

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Coordinates34.09472, -108.14278
Around it

54 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 45
Springs: 5
  • San Jose Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Vale Tio Vinces Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Maverick Spring: 23.8 mi
  • Damian Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Tularosa Spring: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Mangas Schoolhouse: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Dead Horse Mesa: 16.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Greens Gap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alegres MountainNW 326°3,102 m5.1 mi
Escondido MountainWNW 291°3,000 m19.7 mi
Mangas MountainWSW 252°2,925 m9.8 mi
Luera PeakSE 141°2,892 m24.0 mi
Madre MountainNE 46°2,870 m20.2 mi
Davenport LookoutNE 45°2,851 m18.5 mi
Horse MountainS 174°2,850 m8.2 mi
Horse PeakS 174°2,826 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:25
June solstice06:0219:5120:28
September equinox07:0118:3819:11
December solstice07:1516:2917:08

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303440465463686660503931
Precip in0.50.60.60.40.10.61.92.91.90.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 26 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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