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Little Walnut Picnic Area

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Elevation
1,974 m
Tallest summit within 16.7 miles
Black Peak2,745 m · 7.6 mi
Nearest byway
Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway2.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:25local time
Coordinates
32.8540, -108.2752
Little Walnut Picnic Area from directly overhead

Little Walnut Picnic Area is a picnic site in New Mexico, at a recorded 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.

Elevation
1974 m

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakENE 60°2,745 m7.6 mi
Signal PeakNE 48°2,737 m7.4 mi
Twin SistersENE 63°2,524 m6.1 mi
Scott PeakNNE 30°2,521 m7.3 mi
Twin SistersENE 65°2,495 m5.8 mi
Pinos Altos MountainENE 74°2,473 m2.0 mi
Bear MountainWSW 256°2,444 m5.0 mi
T X MountainNNE 27°2,437 m6.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:25
June solstice06:0619:4920:25
September equinox07:0218:3919:11
December solstice07:1316:3417:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °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, 8 mi away.

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