Queen
Queen is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,781 m. Guadalupe Peak stands 2,657 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Flying Paper Boy of the Guadalupes, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 7.0 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
township in Eddy County, New Mexico
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Guadalupe Back Country Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
57 named places within 25 miles
- Pickett Hill: 5.0 mi
- Dinner Hill: 6.3 mi
- Ares Peak: 6.4 mi
- Thayer Hill: 6.4 mi
- The Pinnacle: 6.7 mi
- Flying Paper Boy of the Guadalupes: 0.9 mi
- The Pinery Butterfield Stage Station Ruins: 20.9 mi
- Ruins of "The Pinery" or "Pine Springs" Stage Stand: 21.0 mi
- Guadalupe Peak Monument: 21.7 mi
- Site of Conaway School: 24.0 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 16.3 mi
- Bell Spring: 17.4 mi
- Smith Spring: 19.1 mi
- Soldier Spring: 19.2 mi
- Choza Spring: 19.8 mi
- Alkali Lakes Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 20.5 mi
- Parks Ranch Caves: 20.8 mi
- Chosa Draw Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 20.9 mi
- Sitting Bull Falls: 4.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Springs: 17.3 mi
- Pine Springs Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Roadside picnic area: 22.1 mi
- Frijole Ranch Museum: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Queen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe Peak | SSW 198° | 2,657 m | 21.7 mi |
| Bush Mountain | SSW 204° | 2,626 m | 19.7 mi |
| Shumard Peak | SSW 201° | 2,621 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bartlett Peak | SSW 203° | 2,590 m | 20.5 mi |
| Hunter Peak | SSW 194° | 2,517 m | 19.8 mi |
| El Capitan | SSW 197° | 2,458 m | 22.6 mi |
| Lost Peak | SSW 203° | 2,383 m | 16.5 mi |
| Deer Hill | SSW 205° | 2,135 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:33 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:25 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:22 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dark Canyon Road, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park · 14 mi
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park · 20 mi
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