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Bushy Knob

Bushy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bushy Knob rises to 983 m in New Mexico. White stands 1,275 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Culebra Bluff, a cliff 2.7 miles away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49017138, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
983 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.35623, -104.02633

67 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 36
  • Lovings Bend Park: 6.3 mi
  • Ervell M Guevara Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
  • Cass Park: 11.3 mi
  • Puckett Park: 11.3 mi
  • Hall Addition Park: 11.4 mi
Peaks: 9
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • M-42 Duster: 12.0 mi
  • Time Capsule: 12.2 mi
  • Alejandro R Ruiz Memorial: 12.2 mi
  • HOBBS PBR 19: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Springs: 3
  • Lassiter Spring: 17.7 mi
  • McGruder Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Jurnigan Spring: 21.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • The Artist Gallery Carlsbad NM: 12.5 mi
  • The Reader: 12.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bushy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
WhiteWSW1,275 m24.9 mi
Carnero PeakW1,240 m21.4 mi
Hat MesaENE1,194 m24.1 mi
McGruder HillW1,155 m18.7 mi
Centinela MoundSE1,077 m13.0 mi
Tower HillNNE1,067 m11.0 mi
Indian HillNW1,041 m20.8 mi
Sand PointNNW1,032 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3619:08
June solstice05:5019:3120:07
September equinox06:4518:2218:54
December solstice06:5416:1816:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444956647382848275655345
Precip in0.60.50.50.51.01.12.01.62.51.00.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlsbad, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357571288

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