- Elevation, modelled
- 1,431 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bush Mountain2,626 m · 24.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Guadalupe Back Country Byway3.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:09local time
- Coordinates
- 32.2447, -104.6962
Picnic Shelter is a picnic site in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,431 m. Bush Mountain stands 2,626 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sitting Bull Falls, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 3.9 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picnic Shelter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bush Mountain | SSW 206° | 2,626 m | 24.3 mi |
| Hunter Peak | SSW 199° | 2,517 m | 24.2 mi |
| Lost Peak | SSW 206° | 2,383 m | 21.1 mi |
| Deer Hill | SSW 210° | 2,135 m | 13.0 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | SW 217° | 2,114 m | 21.6 mi |
| Panorama Peak | SSW 213° | 2,051 m | 17.1 mi |
| Coyote Peak | SW 214° | 2,026 m | 20.8 mi |
| Plowman Peak | SW 214° | 1,992 m | 18.7 mi |
- 3.9 mi off the Guadalupe Back Country Byway
55 named places within 25 miles
- Thayer Hill: 5.0 mi
- The Pinnacle: 5.2 mi
- Ares Peak: 6.3 mi
- Dinner Hill: 7.4 mi
- Pickett Hill: 9.4 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 18.1 mi
- Jurnigan Spring: 19.7 mi
- Bell Spring: 21.5 mi
- Soldier Spring: 23.2 mi
- Smith Spring: 23.4 mi
- Sitting Bull Falls: 0.0 mi
- Guadalupe Mountains Historical Marker: 10.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Springs: 16.4 mi
- Flying Paper Boy of the Guadalupes: 3.9 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #11: 24.6 mi
- Queen: 4.7 mi
- Frijole Ranch Museum: 24.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:33 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:25 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:21 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dark Canyon Road, 11 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 93001418OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park · 13 mi
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park · 25 mi
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