Butcher Spring
Butcher Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,040 m. Wild Cow Mesa stands 1,985 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Owl Spring, a spring 5.7 miles away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 22 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 22.3 mi off the Guadalupe Back Country Byway
39 named places within 25 miles
- C P Hill: 6.6 mi
- Owl Hills: 7.2 mi
- Tecolote Peak: 9.1 mi
- White: 11.6 mi
- Castile Hill: 12.1 mi
- Owl Spring: 5.7 mi
- Willow Spring: 9.3 mi
- Jurnigan Spring: 13.6 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 15.4 mi
- Cottonwood Springs: 16.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Springs: 10.5 mi
- Espejos Trail Historical Marker: 19.6 mi
- Ervell M Guevara Memorial Park: 21.6 mi
- Goodnight-Loving Trail Historical Marker: 22.0 mi
- Lovings Bend Park: 22.0 mi
- Chosa Draw Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 7.5 mi
- Parks Ranch Caves: 7.8 mi
- Blue Spring Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 10.6 mi
- Pecos River / Canyons Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 23.1 mi
- La Cueva Non-Motorized Trail System: 23.7 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #11: 10.6 mi
- Pope's Crossing: 19.8 mi
- East West Bluff: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butcher Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Cow Mesa | W 276° | 1,985 m | 21.9 mi |
| Dinner Hill | WNW 292° | 1,952 m | 21.4 mi |
| Thayer Hill | WNW 302° | 1,687 m | 22.0 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WNW 302° | 1,668 m | 21.7 mi |
| Seven L Peak | SSW 201° | 1,288 m | 21.2 mi |
| White | NNW 335° | 1,275 m | 11.6 mi |
| The Chimneys | SSW 209° | 1,267 m | 21.0 mi |
| The Pinnacle | S 190° | 1,263.396 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:31 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:23 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:20 | 16:58 |
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 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlsbad Caverns, 13 mi away.
- Gypsum Blazingstar12 obs
- Southwestern Ringstem12 obs
- Gypsum wild-buckwheat10 obs
- Frosted Mint9 obs
- Gypsum Milkvetch8 obs
- soaptree yucca6 obs
- Fendler's Sandmat5 obs
- Downy Painted-cup5 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5624052521
Day trips start here
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park · 14 mi
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