- Elevation, modelled
- 1,901 m
- Tallest summit within 23.5 miles
- Sierra Blanca Peak3,620 m · 18.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Billy the Kid Trailon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:16local time
- Coordinates
- 33.4948, -105.5214
Fort Stanton is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,901 m. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Smokey Bear Historical Park, a park 4.6 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Fort Stanton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | WSW 243° | 3,620 m | 18.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WSW 247° | 3,518 m | 18.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain | WSW 248° | 3,276 m | 16.3 mi |
| White Horse Hill | WSW 256° | 3,111 m | 18.7 mi |
| Summit Peak | NE 50° | 3,103 m | 12.0 mi |
| Capitan Peak | ENE 66° | 3,063 m | 16.2 mi |
| Nogal Peak | W 271° | 2,966 m | 16.3 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | WSW 250° | 2,942 m | 12.9 mi |
- On the Billy the Kid TrailNational
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Fort Stanton Mesa: 6.5 mi
- Hightower Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Goat Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Galt Peak: 7.7 mi
- Swan Hill: 8.5 mi
Parks: 23
- Smokey Bear Historical Park: 4.6 mi
- Lincoln State Monument Point of Interest: 7.8 mi
- Eagle Creek Sports Complex: 11.5 mi
- Ruidoso Winter Park: 11.6 mi
- North Park: 11.9 mi
Museums: 9
- Smokey Bear Museum: 4.7 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 8.2 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 12.0 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 12.1 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 5
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 7.5 mi
- Fox Cave: 8.2 mi
- Hondo Iris Farm: 15.7 mi
- Historic Lincoln: 16.0 mi
- UFO Alien Crash Communion Wall: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 2
- H22: 17.2 mi
- Donkey Statue: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- White Oaks: 21.4 mi
- Robsart: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Old Mill: 14.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:21 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capitan, 5 mi away.
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