Sandhills Prairie Conservation Area
Sandhills Prairie Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,213 m. Buffalo Soldier Hill stands 1,218 m to the north, 12 miles off. Texas Plains Trail passes 20 miles off. 19 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Mexico Department of Game & Fish
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 19.7 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
19 named places within 25 miles
- Neeley Ward School: 13.9 mi
- Old Surratt Territory: 14.2 mi
- Slaughter Ranch Headquarters: 18.2 mi
- Maple Cemetery: 19.3 mi
- Higginbotham-Bartlett (Defunct): 19.6 mi
- Buffalo Soldier Hill: 11.8 mi
- Ramsey Hill: 20.8 mi
- North Windmill: 22.6 mi
- Mexican Hill: 24.2 mi
- Texas' Last Frontier Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
- Whiteface Historical Museum: 22.0 mi
- Bluit: 6.7 mi
- Cochran County Park: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sandhills Prairie Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Soldier Hill | N 1° | 1,218 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mexican Hill | S 172° | 1,159 m | 24.2 mi |
| North Windmill | S 177° | 1,156 m | 22.6 mi |
| Ramsey Hill | ENE 64° | 1,151 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:31 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 06:43 | 20:30 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:18 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 17:11 | 17:49 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morton, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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