W.S. Huey Wildlife Management Area
W.S. Huey Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,009 m. Pavo Mesa stands 1,150 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Guadalupe Park, a park 4.2 miles away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 25 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 25.0 mi off the Guadalupe Back Country Byway
39 named places within 25 miles
- Heritage Walkway: 4.4 mi
- Sipple-Ward Building Historic Site: 4.6 mi
- Hodges-Sipple House Historic Site: 4.6 mi
- Baskin Building Historic Site: 4.6 mi
- Hodges-Runyan-Brainard House Historic Site: 4.6 mi
- Guadalupe Park: 4.2 mi
- Artesia Historical Marker: 4.6 mi
- City Park: 4.7 mi
- Jamaica park: 4.8 mi
- Jaycee Park: 7.0 mi
- The Rustler: 4.3 mi
- The Vaquero: 4.3 mi
- Dedicated to the Spirit of the Pioneer Woman: 4.4 mi
- Freedom's Fire: 4.5 mi
- The Derrick Floor: 4.6 mi
- Baish Veterans Park: 4.5 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #2: 13.2 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #1: 18.7 mi
- Walker Air Force Base Auxiliary Landing Field #2: 21.3 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #5: 23.9 mi
- Diamond Mound: 6.9 mi
- Pavo Mesa: 10.5 mi
- Indian Hill: 19.6 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Cedar Breaks: 24.0 mi
- Dr. John Clarke Rest Area: 5.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 5.7 mi
- Blackdom: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of W.S. Huey Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavo Mesa | ENE 79° | 1,150 m | 10.5 mi |
| Diamond Mound | NE 51° | 1,146 m | 6.9 mi |
| Indian Hill | SSE 161° | 1,041 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:33 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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