Tularosa Valley Historical Marker
Tularosa Valley Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,194 m. Salinas Peak stands 2,715 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Grandview Mountain, a peak 11 miles away. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1194 m
How to reach it
38 named places within 25 miles
- Grandview Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Gunsight Peak: 11.6 mi
- Strawberry Peak: 12.0 mi
- Kaylor Mountain: 12.0 mi
- White Sands National Monument: 19.3 mi
- Heritage Park: 21.3 mi
- James Vigil Park: 23.0 mi
- Tularosa Historical Marker: 23.0 mi
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: 21.3 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 23.8 mi
- White Sands National Monument: 14.4 mi
- White Sands National Park: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tularosa Valley Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas Peak | NNW 341° | 2,715 m | 23.0 mi |
| San Andres Peak | SSW 200° | 2,459 m | 22.7 mi |
| Silver Top Mountain | NNW 345° | 2,422 m | 24.7 mi |
| Middle Peak | NNW 336° | 2,322 m | 23.2 mi |
| Skillet Knob | NW 321° | 2,305 m | 22.0 mi |
| Grandaddy Peak | NW 310° | 2,286 m | 24.7 mi |
| Ladybug Peak | NNW 333° | 2,273 m | 23.9 mi |
| White Mine Peak | NNW 333° | 2,270 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:42 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:26 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Sands Natl MON, 19 mi away.
- Arizona Striped Whiptail3 obs
- Western Earless Lizard1 obs
- sand bug1 obs
- Euxoa lafontainei1 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/357612858
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