State Game Commission Land
State Game Commission Land is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,021 m. Pavo Mesa stands 1,150 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Arthur Educational Museum, a museum 4.6 miles away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 29 miles off. 36 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Mexico Department of Game & Fish
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 29.2 mi off the Guadalupe Back Country Byway
36 named places within 25 miles
- Heritage Walkway: 6.5 mi
- Baskin Building Historic Site: 6.5 mi
- Sipple-Ward Building Historic Site: 6.5 mi
- William Baskin House Historic Site: 6.5 mi
- Hodges-Runyan-Brainard House Historic Site: 6.5 mi
- Lake Arthur Town Park: 4.8 mi
- Guadalupe Park: 5.8 mi
- Artesia Historical Marker: 6.5 mi
- City Park: 6.7 mi
- Jamaica park: 7.1 mi
- The Rustler: 6.5 mi
- Freedom's Fire: 6.5 mi
- The Vaquero: 6.5 mi
- Dedicated to the Spirit of the Pioneer Woman: 6.6 mi
- The Derrick Floor: 6.6 mi
- Baish Veterans Park: 6.5 mi
- Walker Air Force Base Auxiliary Landing Field #2: 15.7 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #2: 16.2 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #1: 22.2 mi
- Diamond Mound: 9.0 mi
- Pavo Mesa: 14.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Indian Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Dr. John Clarke Rest Area: 6.7 mi
- Blackdom: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Game Commission Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavo Mesa | E 99° | 1,150 m | 14.1 mi |
| Diamond Mound | E 90° | 1,146 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:34 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:18 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 70 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Artesia 6S, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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