- Elevation, modelled
- 1,355 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cathey Peak2,941 m · 12.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sunspot Scenic Byway10.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:16local time
- Coordinates
- 32.9287, -105.9495
Jim R. Griggs Sports Complex is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,355 m. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Otero County Fairgrounds, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jim R. Griggs Sports Complex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | SE 134° | 2,941 m | 12.1 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | SE 142° | 2,821 m | 12.3 mi |
| Alamo Peak | ESE 116° | 2,820 m | 8.8 mi |
| Prestridge Hill | ESE 112° | 2,638 m | 19.5 mi |
| Harley Mountain | NE 49° | 2,637 m | 24.7 mi |
| Seep Peak | ESE 115° | 2,486 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mule Peak | SSE 153° | 2,462 m | 9.3 mi |
| Long Ridge | SSE 147° | 2,446 m | 8.4 mi |
- 10.1 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Nelson Canyon Vista Interpretive Site · 10 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 11 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 11 mi
- Trestle Vista Observation Site · 12 mi
86 named places within 25 miles
- Ortega Peak: 4.9 mi
- Hershberger Peak: 5.7 mi
- The Roundup Ground: 6.3 mi
- Steamboat: 6.5 mi
- Red Hill: 6.8 mi
- University Park: 0.8 mi
- Rutz Park: 1.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.3 mi
- Alameda Park: 1.5 mi
- Circle Drive Park: 1.6 mi
- Otero County Fairgrounds: 0.5 mi
- XQ-4A: 1.7 mi
- X-7A: 1.7 mi
- USAF Space Plane 001: 1.7 mi
- German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200: 1.7 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 1.2 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 1.7 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 2.1 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 12.5 mi
- White Sands National Park: 16.9 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 1.8 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 2.1 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 24.5 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 5.2 mi
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: 9.6 mi
- Antarctic Telescope: 12.4 mi
- Sacramento mountains murle: 24.6 mi
- Alamogordo Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Astronaut Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
- Prayer garden: 24.5 mi
- Karr Spring: 8.2 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:40 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:24 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alamogordo, under a mile away.
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