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Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum

Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum from directly overhead

Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum is a museum in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,295 m. Burro Peak stands 2,445 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidalgo County Courthouse Historic Site, a attraction 0.4 miles away.

The story

The Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum is located in Lordsburg, New Mexico. It features a World War II Internment and POW exhibit and a Hidalgo County Cattle Growers Association Hall of Fame Room. Other exhibits include mining, rocks and minerals, antique tools, area ranching heritage, bottles and railroads.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6680211, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1295 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.34694, -108.70103

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 13
  • Rockhouse Seep: 8.7 mi
  • Peterson Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Able Seep: 14.4 mi
  • Allen Seep: 14.4 mi
  • Juniper Spring: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • San Simon Rest Area: 23.8 mi
  • San Simon Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Granite Gap Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burro PeakNE 43°2,445 m23.0 mi
Jacks PeakNE 45°2,428 m22.9 mi
Ferguson MountainNE 42°2,424 m23.0 mi
Hornbrook MountainNE 54°2,136 m13.6 mi
Apache MountainNE 47°2,114 m10.8 mi
Knight PeakNE 39°1,993 m16.6 mi
Gold HillENE 62°1,982 m11.1 mi
Whitetop HillENE 60°1,909 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:27
June solstice06:0919:4920:26
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:1316:3717:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653606978817973625042
Precip in0.90.80.60.30.20.32.12.21.20.70.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lordsburg 4 SE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/321758868

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