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Devils Garden

Devils Garden, seen from above at true elevation

Devils Garden rises to 2,004 m in New Mexico. Black Peak stands 2,745 m to the east-southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hells Canyon Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49024470, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2004 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.93979, -108.30672

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 57
  • Hells Canyon Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Big Trap Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Upper Cave Creek Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Bear Creek Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Cooley Spring: 2.4 mi
Parks: 15
  • Hidden Park: 9.8 mi
  • Silver City Ballpark: 10.8 mi
  • Virginia Street Park: 10.9 mi
  • Penny Park: 11.2 mi
  • Gough Park: 11.3 mi
Museums: 5
  • Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Western New Mexico University Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Silver CIty Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Billy the Kid Cabin: 11.9 mi
  • Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • King Bolt Pit: 12.1 mi
  • North Pit: 12.1 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 12.3 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 12.5 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
  • W: 8.5 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 11.2 mi
  • C: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 4.6 mi
  • Grudging Cabin: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 10.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Devils Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakESE 104°2,745 m8.6 mi
Signal PeakE 98°2,737 m7.4 mi
Twin SistersESE 114°2,524 m7.9 mi
Scott PeakE 86°2,521 m5.5 mi
Twin SistersESE 116°2,495 m7.9 mi
Brushy MountainN 3°2,480 m14.3 mi
Pinos Altos MountainSE 145°2,473 m6.6 mi
Bear MountainSSW 203°2,444 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5319:25
June solstice06:0619:4920:26
September equinox07:0218:3919:11
December solstice07:1316:3417:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444652586575767571615143
Precip in1.10.90.50.30.60.83.92.92.11.00.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 905738 — Devils Garden, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357593748

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