Nutt
Nutt is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,439 m. Cookes Peak stands 2,444 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Nutt Mountain, a peak 3.4 miles away. Lake Valley Back Country Byway runs past it. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
ghost town in Luna County, New Mexico, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1881
How to reach it
- On the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 15.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 24.8 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 30 mi
68 named places within 25 miles
- Nutt Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Good Sight Peak: 6.2 mi
- Coyote Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Monument Peak: 11.8 mi
- Lake Valley: 12.1 mi
- Teako's Giants of Hatch: 18.4 mi
- Tom Eby Storage Building Historic Site: 19.0 mi
- Ramon Baca House Historic Site: 24.6 mi
- Trinidad Andazola House Historic Site: 24.6 mi
- Fort Cummings 1836-1886 Historical Marker: 13.7 mi
- Jornado del Muerto Historical Marker: 23.4 mi
- Rincon Community Park: 23.4 mi
- Uvas Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 10.6 mi
- Rincon Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 23.6 mi
- Lake Valley: 12.2 mi
- Santa Barbara: 18.4 mi
- Village of Hatch Museum: 18.3 mi
- Black Range Museum: 25.0 mi
- Derry Warm Spring: 18.3 mi
- Libby Spring: 18.6 mi
- Hatch Historical Marker: 18.4 mi
- Mormon Battalion Historical Marker: 23.4 mi
- Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nutt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookes Peak | W 262° | 2,444 m | 16.6 mi |
| Thompson Cone | NW 315° | 2,396 m | 24.8 mi |
| Pine Flat Mountain | NW 314° | 2,385 m | 22.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 311° | 2,301 m | 22.1 mi |
| Larkins Spring Mountain | NW 312° | 2,270 m | 21.5 mi |
| Juniper Peak | NW 323° | 2,200 m | 23.9 mi |
| P A Mountain | NW 322° | 2,194 m | 19.5 mi |
| Log Cabin Peak | NW 324° | 2,188 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:45 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:36 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:31 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caballo DAM, 24 mi away.
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