Eunice Municipal Recreation Area
Eunice Municipal Recreation Area is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,077 m. Hat Mesa stands 1,194 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Eunice Lake Recreational Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1077 m
How to reach it
44 named places within 25 miles
- Eunice Lake Recreational Park: 0.3 mi
- Eunice City Park: 4.6 mi
- Heizer Park: 16.2 mi
- Bender Park: 16.8 mi
- Washington Park: 17.3 mi
- Andrews County High Point: 10.2 mi
- Windmill Hill: 11.7 mi
- Indian Hill: 12.9 mi
- Jumbo Hill: 17.6 mi
- Old Baldy: 22.1 mi
- Llano Estacado Historical Marker: 16.3 mi
- Hobbs Sign: 19.7 mi
- HOBBS PBR 19: 23.2 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #26: 23.4 mi
- Hobbs AAFB #4: 24.9 mi
- Zia Crossing Casino: 20.0 mi
- C.O.R.E. - Center of Recreational Excellence: 20.3 mi
- White Breaks: 8.6 mi
- Monument Springs: 12.8 mi
- Arkansas Junction: 17.5 mi
- Lea County Western Museum: 20.7 mi
- The Trail Ahead: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eunice Municipal Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hat Mesa | W 273° | 1,194 m | 23.8 mi |
| Indian Hill | NNW 334° | 1,139 m | 12.9 mi |
| Andrews County High Point | E 81° | 1,088 m | 10.2 mi |
| Windmill Hill | ESE 101° | 1,067 m | 11.7 mi |
| Jumbo Hill | ESE 105° | 1,044 m | 17.6 mi |
| Old Baldy | S 189° | 988 m | 22.1 mi |
| Custer Mountain | SSW 193° | 985 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:28 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:19 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:15 | 16:52 |
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 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hobbs 13W, 19 mi away.
- Variegated Meadowhawk3 obs
- blackfoot daisy3 obs
- Six-lined Racerunner3 obs
- Cut-leaf Ironplant3 obs
- Mallard2 obs
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher2 obs
- Monarch2 obs
- Familiar Bluet2 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/357573403
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