William G. Telfer Natural Area
William G. Telfer Natural Area is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 3,127 m. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the south-southwest, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 6.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3127 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sierra Blanca Peak: 2.4 mi
- White Horse Hill: 3.1 mi
- Cow Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Windy Point: 1.6 mi
- Sierra Blanca Historical Marker: 2.4 mi
- Ruidoso Winter Park: 6.1 mi
- Eagle Creek Sports Complex: 6.1 mi
- North Park: 7.9 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 7.9 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 12.2 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 12.3 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 15.8 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 15.9 mi
- Fox Cave: 15.9 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 23.8 mi
- Robsart: 23.0 mi
- White Oaks: 23.9 mi
- Padilla Springs: 8.8 mi
- Old Mill: 9.8 mi
- The Palisades: 11.9 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 13.6 mi
- Donkey Statue: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of William G. Telfer Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | SSW 207° | 3,620 m | 2.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SW 231° | 3,518 m | 1.6 mi |
| Buck Mountain | E 95° | 3,276 m | 0.5 mi |
| White Horse Hill | WNW 302° | 3,111 m | 3.1 mi |
| Nogal Peak | N 353° | 2,966 m | 6.4 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | ENE 62° | 2,942 m | 3.8 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | N 10° | 2,932 m | 20.0 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | N 10° | 2,932 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 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, 8 mi away.
- Parry's Thistle53 obs
- quaking aspen49 obs
- Whipple's penstemon40 obs
- western blue flag31 obs
- White Mountain Lupine24 obs
- Engelmann spruce21 obs
- Delphinium novomexicanum20 obs
- Wapiti19 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/357621441
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