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Carpenter Park

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Elevation, modelled: 1,099 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Blackwater Hill1,334 m · 20.5 mi
Sunset, June solstice: 20:12local time
Coordinates: 33.3741, -104.5182

Carpenter Park from directly overhead

Carpenter Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,099 m. Blackwater Hill stands 1,334 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Melendez Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

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Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carpenter Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Blackwater Hill	WNW 289°	1,334 m	20.5 mi
Haystack Mountain	NNW 335°	1,248 m	15.1 mi
Round Top	NNW 347°	1,239 m	24.3 mi
Mesa Diablo	ENE 70°	1,208 m	17.8 mi
Panther Hill	N 353°	1,143 m	15.8 mi
Comanche Hill	ENE 78°	1,110 m	8.3 mi

Around it

59 named places within 25 miles

Parks32

Historic sites10

Arch: 2.0 mi
Berlin Wall Fragment: 2.1 mi
POW/MIA Memorial: 2.1 mi
Iron Cross: 2.1 mi
Memorial Point: 2.8 mi

Museums6

International UFO Museum & Research Center: 1.4 mi
Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico: 1.6 mi
Roswell Museum and Art Center: 2.1 mi
Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art: 2.4 mi
McBride Museum: 2.6 mi

Peaks6

Comanche Hill: 8.3 mi
Haystack Mountain: 15.1 mi
Panther Hill: 15.8 mi
Mesa Diablo: 17.8 mi
Blackwater Hill: 20.5 mi

Nature reserves2

Overflow Wetlands Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 11.2 mi
Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area: 23.8 mi

Attractions1

R H Goddard's Launch Tower: 2.1 mi

Ghost towns1

Blackdom: 14.6 mi

Cliffs1

Chalk Bluff: 21.4 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:03	18:37	19:10
June solstice	05:50	19:35	20:12
September equinox	06:47	18:24	18:56
December solstice	06:59	16:17	16:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	39	44	52	59	67	77	80	78	70	60	47	39
Precip in	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.7	1.0	0.7	1.9	1.6	1.6	1.5	0.6	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roswell Climat, 1 mi away.

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