- Elevation, modelled
- 1,079 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Deer Hill2,135 m · 23.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Guadalupe Back Country Byway14.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:08local time
- Coordinates
- 32.1122, -104.4033
Parks Ranch Caves is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,079 m. Deer Hill stands 2,135 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Chosa Draw Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 15 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
- Operated by
- United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Parks Ranch Caves. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Hill | W 265° | 2,135 m | 23.7 mi |
| Wild Cow Mesa | WSW 257° | 1,985 m | 17.0 mi |
| Pickett Hill | W 278° | 1,964 m | 24.9 mi |
| Dinner Hill | W 278° | 1,952 m | 14.8 mi |
| Thayer Hill | WNW 293° | 1,687 m | 14.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WNW 293° | 1,668 m | 14.5 mi |
| Lookout Point | NNW 334° | 1,421 m | 20.2 mi |
| Azotea Mesa | NNW 329° | 1,406 m | 18.0 mi |
- 14.8 mi off the Guadalupe Back Country Byway
99 named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Springs: 3.6 mi
- Sitting Bull Falls: 19.5 mi
- Will Merchant Park: 20.3 mi
- Espejos Trail Historical Marker: 20.9 mi
- Ervell M Guevara Memorial Park: 21.4 mi
- C P Hill: 3.0 mi
- White: 4.8 mi
- The Pinnacle: 14.5 mi
- Thayer Hill: 14.7 mi
- Dinner Hill: 14.8 mi
- Butcher Spring: 7.8 mi
- Jurnigan Spring: 7.9 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 12.7 mi
- Owl Spring: 13.1 mi
- Willow Spring: 16.1 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #11: 8.4 mi
- Flying Paper Boy of the Guadalupes: 20.1 mi
- M-42 Duster: 23.3 mi
- Time Capsule: 24.0 mi
- Alejandro R Ruiz Memorial: 24.1 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Telltale Bluffs: 24.2 mi
- The Reader: 23.5 mi
- The Artist Gallery Carlsbad NM: 23.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 19.4 mi
- Queen: 20.8 mi
| 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).
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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