Espejos Trail Historical Marker
Espejos Trail Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 916 m. White stands 1,275 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ervell M Guevara Memorial Park, a park 4.0 miles away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 27 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 916 m
How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the Guadalupe Back Country Byway
79 named places within 25 miles
- Ervell M Guevara Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- Goodnight-Loving Trail Historical Marker: 4.5 mi
- Lovings Bend Park: 4.5 mi
- Cass Park: 13.8 mi
- Will Merchant Park: 14.1 mi
- Bushy Knob: 9.5 mi
- Centinela Mound: 12.9 mi
- Tecolote Peak: 15.7 mi
- Sand Point: 18.8 mi
- White: 19.4 mi
- Culebra Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Telltale Bluffs: 14.2 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 15.5 mi
- LIvingston Ridge: 18.4 mi
- East West Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Pecos River / Canyons Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 7.2 mi
- Blue Spring Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 13.6 mi
- La Cueva Non-Motorized Trail System: 16.0 mi
- Parks Ranch Caves: 20.9 mi
- Chosa Draw Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.0 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #11: 12.7 mi
- M-42 Duster: 15.6 mi
- Time Capsule: 16.2 mi
- Alejandro R Ruiz Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Pope's Crossing: 19.9 mi
- Jurnigan Spring: 16.9 mi
- Owl Spring: 18.0 mi
- Lassiter Spring: 19.5 mi
- McGruder Spring: 19.6 mi
- Butcher Spring: 19.6 mi
- The Artist Gallery Carlsbad NM: 16.2 mi
- The Reader: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Espejos Trail Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | W 261° | 1,275 m | 19.4 mi |
| Carnero Peak | WNW 294° | 1,240 m | 20.5 mi |
| C P Hill | WSW 242° | 1,175 m | 22.8 mi |
| McGruder Hill | NW 307° | 1,155 m | 19.7 mi |
| Round Mts (Three Twins) | NW 309° | 1,126.236 m | 23.6 mi |
| Owl Hills | SSW 205° | 1,082 m | 19.8 mi |
| Centinela Mound | E 85° | 1,077 m | 12.9 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNE 21° | 1,067 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:31 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:22 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 16:19 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlsbad, 12 mi away.
- Gulf Killifish3 obs
- Ocellated Tiger Beetle3 obs
- Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake2 obs
- Blue-ringed Dancer2 obs
- Plains Longear Sunfish2 obs
- Ash-throated Flycatcher1 obs
- Western Kingbird1 obs
- Spiny Softshell1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357611988
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- Carlsbad Caverns National Park · 27 mi
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