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Lake Valley

Lake Valley from directly overhead

Lake Valley is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,639 m. Hillsboro Peak stands 3,053 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. Lake Valley Back Country Byway runs past it. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

ghost town in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States

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Coordinates32.71778, -107.56778

Overlooks nearby

Around it

90 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Springs: 9
  • Rock Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Libby Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Derry Warm Spring: 17.7 mi
  • 6 B Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Bald Hill Spring: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 8
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
  • Black Range Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Village of Hatch Museum: 24.3 mi
  • Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 24.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Parks: 2
Historic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hillsboro PeakNW 323°3,053 m20.4 mi
Sawyers PeakNW 312°2,936 m16.4 mi
Cross-O MountainNW 321°2,890 m19.0 mi
Granite PeakNNW 330°2,830 m22.6 mi
Seven Brothers MountainNW 312°2,657 m14.9 mi
Cookes PeakSW 217°2,444 m15.7 mi
Thompson ConeNW 306°2,396 m13.0 mi
Pine Flat MountainWNW 301°2,385 m11.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:5019:22
June solstice06:0419:4620:22
September equinox06:5918:3619:08
December solstice07:0916:3117:09

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451586674777569584739
Precip in0.60.40.30.30.70.82.12.42.01.00.70.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 14 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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