Blue Spring Area of Critical Environmental Concern
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- Elevation, modelled
- 1,018 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Wild Cow Mesa1,985 m · 24.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Guadalupe Back Country Byway19.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:08local time
- Coordinates
- 32.1812, -104.2992
Blue Spring Area of Critical Environmental Concern is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,018 m. Wild Cow Mesa stands 1,985 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is CARLSBAD PBR #11, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 19 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Spring Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Cow Mesa | WSW 250° | 1,985 m | 24.2 mi |
| Dinner Hill | W 263° | 1,952 m | 20.9 mi |
| Thayer Hill | W 273° | 1,687 m | 19.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | W 272° | 1,668 m | 19.5 mi |
| Lookout Point | NW 312° | 1,421 m | 20.1 mi |
| Azotea Mesa | NW 305° | 1,406 m | 18.7 mi |
| Bandanna Point | NW 305° | 1,406 m | 18.7 mi |
| Cone Butte | NW 315° | 1,350 m | 20.7 mi |
- 19.4 mi off the Guadalupe Back Country Byway
95 named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Springs: 10.9 mi
- Espejos Trail Historical Marker: 13.6 mi
- Will Merchant Park: 13.6 mi
- Ervell M Guevara Memorial Park: 13.7 mi
- Goodnight-Loving Trail Historical Marker: 13.9 mi
- White: 5.9 mi
- C P Hill: 10.3 mi
- Carnero Peak: 12.5 mi
- Tecolote Peak: 14.3 mi
- McGruder Hill: 15.0 mi
- Jurnigan Spring: 4.6 mi
- Butcher Spring: 10.6 mi
- Owl Spring: 13.4 mi
- McGruder Spring: 15.4 mi
- Lassiter Spring: 16.0 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #11: 1.0 mi
- M-42 Duster: 16.6 mi
- Time Capsule: 17.3 mi
- Alejandro R Ruiz Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Pope's Crossing: 24.3 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Telltale Bluffs: 17.1 mi
- Culebra Bluff: 17.4 mi
- The Reader: 17.0 mi
- The Artist Gallery Carlsbad NM: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:32 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:23 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:20 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlsbad Caverns, 8 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Carlsbad Caverns National Park · 14 mi
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