Mescalero Apache Reservation Historical Marker
Mescalero Apache Reservation Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,489 m. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Harley Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 8.5 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2489 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
- 18.1 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Trestle Vista Observation Site · 18 mi
- Mexican Canyon Trestle Vista US82 · 18 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 20 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 20 mi
88 named places within 25 miles
- Harley Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Whitetail Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Dude Mesa: 8.1 mi
- Moon Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Grindstone Mesa: 10.0 mi
- Schoolhouse Park: 8.5 mi
- Two Rivers Fairy Trail: 8.8 mi
- Two Rivers Park: 8.8 mi
- Ruidoso Downs Race Track: 9.1 mi
- All American Park: 9.4 mi
- Fox Cave: 13.7 mi
- Cloudcroft Lodge Historic Site: 18.1 mi
- High Rolls Tunnel: 22.1 mi
- Hondo Iris Farm: 23.7 mi
- DH Sutherland House Historic Site: 24.0 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 9.2 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 9.3 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 9.9 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 13.7 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 17.9 mi
- Padilla Springs: 22.4 mi
- Karr Spring: 23.6 mi
- Old Mill: 8.7 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- The Palisades: 24.2 mi
- H22: 24.9 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mescalero Apache Reservation Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | NW 318° | 3,620 m | 16.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NW 321° | 3,518 m | 17.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNW 327° | 3,276 m | 16.8 mi |
| White Horse Hill | NW 322° | 3,111 m | 19.9 mi |
| Nogal Peak | NNW 333° | 2,966 m | 23.0 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | NNW 339° | 2,942 m | 17.1 mi |
| Granite Knob | NNW 340° | 2,906 m | 17.0 mi |
| Cow Mountain | NNW 329° | 2,858 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruidoso, 12 mi away.
- Pygmy Nuthatch1 obs
- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake1 obs
- Banana Yucca1 obs
- Common Desert Centipede1 obs
- Townsend's Big-eared Bat1 obs
- Smooth Greensnake1 obs
- Wright's Marsh Thistle1 obs
- pinewoods geranium1 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/357612851
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