Guadalupe Mountains Historical Marker
Guadalupe Mountains Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,647 m. Deer Hill stands 2,135 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ares Peak, a peak 4.7 miles away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1647 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Guadalupe Back Country Byway
32 named places within 25 miles
- Ares Peak: 4.7 mi
- Texas Hill: 5.6 mi
- Corona Hill: 10.4 mi
- Burro Hill: 10.7 mi
- Pickett Hill: 11.8 mi
- Flying Paper Boy of the Guadalupes: 11.1 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #5: 23.4 mi
- Sitting Bull Falls: 10.1 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 10.1 mi
- Queen: 11.1 mi
- Alkali Lakes Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Guadalupe Mountains Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Hill | S 175° | 2,135 m | 17.5 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,114 m | 23.9 mi |
| Panorama Peak | S 183° | 2,051 m | 20.6 mi |
| Coyote Peak | S 189° | 2,026 m | 23.7 mi |
| Plowman Peak | S 186° | 1,992 m | 21.8 mi |
| Wild Cow Mesa | SSE 156° | 1,985 m | 20.8 mi |
| Pickett Hill | S 178° | 1,964 m | 11.8 mi |
| Dinner Hill | SE 141° | 1,952 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:34 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:22 | 16:59 |
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 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dark Canyon Road, 19 mi away.
- Aoudad1 obs
- Apache plume1 obs
- Texas Hedgehog Cactus1 obs
- Wright's Thelypody1 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/357612478
Day trips start here
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park · 23 mi
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park · 29 mi
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