White Oaks
White Oaks is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,928 m. White Horse Hill stands 3,111 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 17 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
ghost town in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
79 named places within 25 miles
- Baxter Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Castle Garden Mesa: 2.9 mi
- Lone Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Carrizo Peak: 4.0 mi
- Carrizo Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 10.2 mi
- Valley of Fires State Park: 10.4 mi
- Spencer Park: 10.5 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 10.8 mi
- City Park: 10.9 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 0.2 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 0.3 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 10.5 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 10.5 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 16.8 mi
- Donkey Statue: 10.8 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Oaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Horse Hill | SSW 195° | 3,111 m | 22.8 mi |
| Summit Peak | ESE 114° | 3,103 m | 23.6 mi |
| Nogal Peak | SSW 193° | 2,966 m | 17.7 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | S 179° | 2,942 m | 21.9 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | S 173° | 2,932 m | 4.0 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | S 173° | 2,932 m | 4.0 mi |
| Padilla Point | ESE 117° | 2,930 m | 20.8 mi |
| Granite Knob | S 179° | 2,906 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:41 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:21 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrizozo 1SW, 12 mi away.
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