Huntsinger Park
Huntsinger Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,828 m. Duran Mesa stands 2,150 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Vaughn Historical Marker, a park 0.3 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 18 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1828 m
How to reach it
- 20.2 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
18 named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Leon: 8.5 mi
- Cerro de la Lesna: 14.6 mi
- Gacho Hill: 14.8 mi
- Mesa Apodaca: 16.4 mi
- Duran Mesa: 16.4 mi
- Vaughn Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
- Encino Village Park: 14.4 mi
- Pintada Communtiy Center: 20.9 mi
- US-285 Vaughn Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Abandoned Vehicle: 20.4 mi
- Pintada: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Huntsinger Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duran Mesa | WSW 237° | 2,150 m | 16.4 mi |
| Trinchera Mesa | SW 222° | 2,108 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cerro de la Lesna | WSW 238° | 2,036 m | 14.6 mi |
| Howard Mountain | SW 217° | 2,006 m | 17.1 mi |
| El Marge Hill | NNW 335° | 1,949 m | 23.0 mi |
| Lobo Hill | NW 315° | 1,935 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mesa Leon | N 8° | 1,930 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mesa Apodaca | NNW 337° | 1,856 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pedernal 9 E, 15 mi away.
- tree cholla12 obs
- Pronghorn10 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle6 obs
- House Sparrow6 obs
- Western Kingbird6 obs
- Groove-billed Ani5 obs
- Spotted Sandpiper5 obs
- Northern Waterthrush5 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 way/198250000
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