Little Walnut Picnic Area
Little Walnut Picnic Area is a picnic site in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,974 m. Black Peak stands 2,745 m to the east-northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Gomez Peak Picnic Ground, a picnic site 0.4 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1974 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Austin Roberts Vista · 14 mi
- Ruins Vista Picnic Area · 14 mi
- Senator Clinton P. Anderson Overlook · 19 mi
- Senator Clinton P. Anderson Wilderness Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gomez Peak: 0.9 mi
- Eighty Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Pinos Altos Mountain: 2.0 mi
- W Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cave Spring: 3.8 mi
- Bear Creek Spring: 3.9 mi
- Pipeline Spring: 4.7 mi
- Little Pipe Spring: 4.7 mi
- Clark Spring: 5.0 mi
- S: 3.9 mi
- Silver City Water Works Building Historic Site: 4.9 mi
- Graham Gymnasium Historic Site: 5.4 mi
- Bowden Hall Historic Site: 5.4 mi
- Light Hall Historic Site: 5.4 mi
- Hidden Park: 3.6 mi
- Silver City Ballpark: 4.6 mi
- Virginia Street Park: 4.9 mi
- Penny Park: 5.1 mi
- Gough Park: 5.2 mi
- Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 3.3 mi
- Western New Mexico University Museum: 5.3 mi
- Silver CIty Museum: 5.8 mi
- Billy the Kid Cabin: 5.8 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 18.1 mi
- King Bolt Pit: 6.1 mi
- North Pit: 6.3 mi
- Raven Pitt: 6.4 mi
- Adonis Pit: 6.6 mi
- Comanche Pit: 6.6 mi
- Bear Canyon Lake Wildlife Management Area: 16.3 mi
- Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: 17.5 mi
- Mimbres River Tract Wildlife Area: 18.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 19.8 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 23.8 mi
- W: 2.4 mi
- Penny Park Mosaics: 5.1 mi
- C: 10.1 mi
- Gomez Peak Picnic Ground: 0.4 mi
- Lake Roberts Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Santa Rita: 12.9 mi
- Tyrone: 14.9 mi
- Ben Lilly Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 4.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Little Walnut Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Peak | ENE 60° | 2,745 m | 7.6 mi |
| Signal Peak | NE 48° | 2,737 m | 7.4 mi |
| Twin Sisters | ENE 63° | 2,524 m | 6.1 mi |
| Scott Peak | NNE 30° | 2,521 m | 7.3 mi |
| Twin Sisters | ENE 65° | 2,495 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pinos Altos Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,473 m | 2.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 256° | 2,444 m | 5.0 mi |
| T X Mountain | NNE 27° | 2,437 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:49 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:34 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357596089
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