- Elevation, modelled
- 1,366 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cathey Peak2,941 m · 9.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sunspot Scenic Byway8.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:16local time
- Coordinates
- 32.8977, -105.9317
Las Alturas Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,366 m. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Paiute Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Las Alturas Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | SE 129° | 2,941 m | 9.9 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | SE 140° | 2,821 m | 10.0 mi |
| Alamo Peak | ESE 104° | 2,820 m | 7.1 mi |
| Prestridge Hill | ESE 107° | 2,638 m | 17.8 mi |
| Jefferies Peak | SE 136° | 2,591 m | 23.9 mi |
| Seep Peak | ESE 111° | 2,486 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mule Peak | SSE 153° | 2,462 m | 6.9 mi |
| Long Ridge | SE 144° | 2,446 m | 6.0 mi |
- 8.6 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Nelson Canyon Vista Interpretive Site · 9 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 10 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 10 mi
- Trestle Vista Observation Site · 12 mi
87 named places within 25 miles
- Ortega Peak: 3.4 mi
- Hershberger Peak: 3.8 mi
- The Roundup Ground: 3.9 mi
- Steamboat: 4.1 mi
- The Mesa: 4.6 mi
- Paiute Park: 0.7 mi
- Garden Center Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Circle Drive Park: 0.9 mi
- Rutz Park: 1.4 mi
- Valencia Park: 1.6 mi
- The Alamogordo "A": 1.2 mi
- Harry Francis Acley House Historic Site: 1.5 mi
- German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200: 1.7 mi
- XQ-4A: 1.7 mi
- X-7A: 1.7 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 1.6 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 1.7 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 2.0 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 12.1 mi
- White Sands National Park: 16.6 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 1.6 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 1.7 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 22.8 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 7.6 mi
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: 9.3 mi
- Antarctic Telescope: 10.1 mi
- Sacramento mountains murle: 22.8 mi
- Alamogordo Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Astronaut Memorial Garden: 1.7 mi
- Prayer garden: 22.8 mi
- Karr Spring: 6.9 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 11.4 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, 2 mi away.
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