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Nature reserve · New Mexico

Chosa Draw Area of Critical Environmental Concern

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Elevation, modelled: 1,088 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Deer Hill2,135 m · 23.7 mi
Nearest byway: Guadalupe Back Country Byway15.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:08local time
Coordinates: 32.1076, -104.4031

Chosa Draw Area of Critical Environmental Concern from directly overhead

Chosa Draw Area of Critical Environmental Concern is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,088 m. Deer Hill stands 2,135 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Parks Ranch Caves, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 15 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chosa Draw Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Deer Hill	W 266°	2,135 m	23.7 mi
Wild Cow Mesa	WSW 259°	1,985 m	17.0 mi
Pickett Hill	W 279°	1,964 m	25.0 mi
Dinner Hill	W 280°	1,952 m	14.9 mi
Thayer Hill	WNW 294°	1,687 m	14.9 mi
The Pinnacle	WNW 294°	1,668 m	14.6 mi
Lookout Point	NNW 335°	1,421 m	20.5 mi
Azotea Mesa	NNW 329°	1,406 m	18.3 mi

On the road

15.0 mi off the Guadalupe Back Country Byway

Around it

97 named places within 25 miles

Parks36

Rattlesnake Springs: 3.7 mi
Sitting Bull Falls: 19.6 mi
Will Merchant Park: 20.6 mi
Espejos Trail Historical Marker: 21.0 mi
Ervell M Guevara Memorial Park: 21.6 mi

Peaks30

C P Hill: 2.7 mi
White: 5.1 mi
The Pinnacle: 14.6 mi
Owl Hills: 14.7 mi
Thayer Hill: 14.9 mi

Springs11

Butcher Spring: 7.5 mi
Jurnigan Spring: 8.2 mi
Grapevine Spring: 12.5 mi
Owl Spring: 12.9 mi
Willow Spring: 15.8 mi

Historic sites5

CARLSBAD PBR #11: 8.6 mi
Flying Paper Boy of the Guadalupes: 20.2 mi
M-42 Duster: 23.6 mi
Time Capsule: 24.3 mi
Alejandro R Ruiz Memorial: 24.4 mi

Attractions4

J J Hagerman House Historic Site: 23.9 mi
Eddy County Courthouse Historic Site: 23.9 mi
Eddy and Bissell Livestock Company Headquarters Historic Site: 23.9 mi
Eddy National Bank Historic Site: 23.9 mi

Nature reserves3

Parks Ranch Caves: 0.3 mi
Blue Spring Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 7.9 mi
La Cueva Non-Motorized Trail System: 19.4 mi

Cliffs2

Wildcat Bluff: 23.6 mi
Telltale Bluffs: 24.5 mi

Artworks2

The Reader: 23.8 mi
The Artist Gallery Carlsbad NM: 23.9 mi

Rest areas1

Culberson County (near Pine Springs) Rest Area: 19.2 mi

Picnic sites1

Picnic Shelter: 19.6 mi

Ghost towns1

Queen: 20.9 mi

Museums1

Carlsbad Municipal Fine Arts Center and Museum: 23.8 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:02	18:37	19:10
June solstice	05:53	19:32	20:08
September equinox	06:47	18:23	18:56
December solstice	06:55	16:21	16:58

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	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, 5 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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