Nature reserve · New Mexico

Pecos River / Canyons Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern

Elevation, modelled: 909 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Owl Hills1,082 m · 20.9 mi
Sunset, June solstice: 20:06local time
Coordinates: 32.1783, -103.9619

Pecos River / Canyons Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern from directly overhead

Pecos River / Canyons Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled 909 m. Owl Hills stands 1,082 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Espejos Trail Historical Marker, a park 7.2 miles away. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

The record

Operated by: Bureau of Land Management

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Owl Hills	SW 225°	1,082 m	20.9 mi
Centinela Mound	ENE 57°	1,077 m	7.7 mi
Tower Hill	N 2°	1,067 m	22.3 mi
Sand Point	NNW 344°	1,032 m	22.9 mi
Red Hill	ESE 114°	1,010 m	21.3 mi
Bushy Knob	NNW 343°	983 m	12.9 mi
Tecolote Peak	SW 225°	979 m	16.5 mi

Around it

68 named places within 25 miles

Parks33

Espejos Trail Historical Marker: 7.2 mi
Ervell M Guevara Memorial Park: 10.4 mi
Goodnight-Loving Trail Historical Marker: 10.8 mi
Lovings Bend Park: 10.8 mi
Cass Park: 20.5 mi

Historic sites9

Pope's Crossing: 16.2 mi
CARLSBAD PBR #11: 18.7 mi
M-42 Duster: 22.1 mi
Red Bluff Dam: 22.2 mi
Time Capsule: 22.6 mi

Peaks7

Centinela Mound: 7.7 mi
Bushy Knob: 12.9 mi
Tecolote Peak: 16.5 mi
Owl Hills: 20.9 mi
Red Hill: 21.3 mi

Cliffs6

Culebra Bluff: 11.7 mi
East West Bluff: 16.5 mi
LIvingston Ridge: 17.4 mi
Telltale Bluffs: 20.4 mi
Wildcat Bluff: 22.0 mi

Attractions4

Eddy and Bissell Livestock Company Headquarters Historic Site: 22.9 mi
Eddy County Courthouse Historic Site: 22.9 mi
J J Hagerman House Historic Site: 22.9 mi
Eddy National Bank Historic Site: 22.9 mi

Springs3

Owl Spring: 19.8 mi
Butcher Spring: 23.1 mi
Jurnigan Spring: 23.5 mi

Nature reserves2

Blue Spring Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 19.7 mi
La Cueva Non-Motorized Trail System: 23.1 mi

Artworks2

The Artist Gallery Carlsbad NM: 22.8 mi
The Reader: 22.9 mi

Museums1

Carlsbad Municipal Fine Arts Center and Museum: 22.9 mi

Ghost towns1

Orla: 24.6 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:00	18:35	19:08
June solstice	05:51	19:30	20:06
September equinox	06:45	18:22	18:54
December solstice	06:54	16:19	16:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	44	49	57	64	73	81	83	82	75	64	52	44
Precip in	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	1.1	1.7	1.9	1.9	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waste Isolt'n Pilot PLT, 17 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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