Three Rivers Petroglyph Site
Three Rivers Petroglyph Site is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,520 m. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Rivers Petroglyph Recreational Site, a park 0.6 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 19 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
86 named places within 25 miles
- Jackass Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Rose Peak: 5.7 mi
- Horse Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Godfrey Peak: 8.9 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 19.4 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 22.1 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 22.1 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 24.3 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 24.4 mi
- Donkey Statue: 21.9 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 24.5 mi
- The Palisades: 1.9 mi
- Padilla Springs: 5.1 mi
- Old Mill: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Three Rivers Petroglyph Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | E 82° | 3,620 m | 12.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ENE 77° | 3,518 m | 12.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain | ENE 74° | 3,276 m | 14.1 mi |
| White Horse Hill | ENE 63° | 3,111 m | 11.8 mi |
| Nogal Peak | NE 50° | 2,966 m | 16.0 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | ENE 71° | 2,942 m | 17.4 mi |
| Granite Knob | ENE 71° | 2,906 m | 17.6 mi |
| Cow Mountain | E 84° | 2,858 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:41 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:30 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:23 | 17:01 |
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 | 42 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tularosa, 19 mi away.
- Creosote Bush95 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard20 obs
- honey mesquite14 obs
- Rock Wren12 obs
- Fourwing Saltbush12 obs
- desert willow12 obs
- Greater Earless Lizard11 obs
- Eastern Collared Lizard9 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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