Ghost town · New Mexico
Greens Gap
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. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
human settlement in New Mexico, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates34.09472, -108.14278
50 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 42
- Wallace Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Little Alegres Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Alegres Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Wagontongue Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Horse Peak: 8.1 mi
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
- Mangas: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Dead Horse Mesa: 16.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | NW 326° | 3,102 m | 5.1 mi |
| Escondido Mountain | WNW 291° | 3,000 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mangas Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,925 m | 9.8 mi |
| Luera Peak | SE 141° | 2,892 m | 24.0 mi |
| Madre Mountain | NE 46° | 2,870 m | 20.2 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | NE 45° | 2,851 m | 18.5 mi |
| Horse Mountain | S 174° | 2,850 m | 8.2 mi |
| Horse Peak | S 174° | 2,826 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:29 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 26 mi away.
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