- Elevation, modelled
- 1,208 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Organ Needle2,708 m · 23.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- El Camino Realon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:19local time
- Coordinates
- 32.4900, -106.9234
South Picnic Area is a picnic site in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,208 m. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is North Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.4 miles away. El Camino Real runs past it. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organ Needle | ESE 115° | 2,708 m | 23.3 mi |
| Organ Peak | ESE 117° | 2,668 m | 24.5 mi |
| The Needles | ESE 114° | 2,565 m | 22.5 mi |
| Baldy Peak | ESE 119° | 2,564 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Peak | ESE 114° | 2,443 m | 24.3 mi |
| Rabbit Ears | ESE 113° | 2,440 m | 21.8 mi |
| Baylor Peak | ESE 108° | 2,337 m | 21.2 mi |
| Big Brushy Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,252 m | 24.7 mi |
- On the El Camino RealNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Selden State Monument: 0.5 mi
- Fort Selden State Monument Historical Marker: 0.5 mi
- Bartlett-Garcia Conde Initial Survey Point Historical Marker: 0.7 mi
- The Cathedral: 8.8 mi
- North Las Cruces Park: 12.2 mi
- Lookout Peak: 2.4 mi
- Robledo Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Cedar Hill: 5.9 mi
- Summerford Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Doña Ana Peak: 8.2 mi
- Battan Memorial Statue: 14.8 mi
- Pat Garret Murder Site: 14.8 mi
- Mormon Battalion Historical Marker: 15.1 mi
- Old Main: 17.4 mi
- Frank Bromilow Mall Commemorative Plaque: 17.5 mi
- Branigan Cultural Center: 14.8 mi
- Art Museum: 14.8 mi
- Las Cruces Railroad Museum: 14.8 mi
- Museum of Nature & Science: 14.8 mi
- The Gadsen Museum: 16.7 mi
- Recycled Roadrunner Sculpture: 14.7 mi
- The Traders: 17.4 mi
- The Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 17.5 mi
- Weston Engine Co. Painted Post NY: 17.5 mi
- Class of 1931 Commemorative: 17.5 mi
- Lucero Wash petroglyphs: 3.3 mi
- Sandia Gulch End: 9.2 mi
- Sandia Gulch Begin: 9.8 mi
- World's Largest Chili Pepper: 14.0 mi
- Pat Garrett's Grave: 15.3 mi
- Mine House Spring: 20.6 mi
- Middle Spring: 21.7 mi
- Filmore Spring: 22.9 mi
- Dripping Springs: 23.6 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Northbound: 4.2 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Southbound: 4.3 mi
- Southern Comfort Wall: 21.3 mi
- The Tooth: 22.7 mi
- North Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- Santa Barbara: 18.0 mi
- Fillmore waterfall: 22.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:43 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Cruces 20 N, 14 mi away.
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