Trap Spring
Trap Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,340 m. Escudilla Mountain stands 3,326 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is McFate Spring, a spring 2.7 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 22.8 mi off the White Mountain Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- McFate Spring: 2.7 mi
- Hy Clark Spring: 3.5 mi
- Dump Flat Spring: 3.7 mi
- Little Spring: 3.8 mi
- Road Cienega Spring: 4.8 mi
- Bill Lee Mesa: 2.9 mi
- Hellroaring Mesa: 3.0 mi
- Turner Peak: 4.0 mi
- Turner Peak: 4.3 mi
- Hell Roaring Mesa: 4.6 mi
- Burke Point: 15.8 mi
- Devils Washboard: 17.4 mi
- Tige Rim: 18.8 mi
- Point of the Mountain: 23.3 mi
- Dangerous Park: 14.9 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Trap Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escudilla Mountain | NW 321° | 3,326 m | 10.5 mi |
| Escudilla Lookout | NW 320° | 3,315 m | 9.8 mi |
| Noble Mountain | WNW 292° | 2,919 m | 11.2 mi |
| South Mountain | W 265° | 2,899 m | 8.9 mi |
| Turner Peak | NNW 332° | 2,874 m | 4.0 mi |
| Gobbler Point | W 270° | 2,820 m | 9.1 mi |
| Jim Smith Peak | N 10° | 2,820 m | 10.7 mi |
| Turner Peak | NNW 332° | 2,795 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:21 | 17:55 | 18:28 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| September equinox | 06:05 | 17:41 | 18:14 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 4 mi away.
- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake7 obs
- Speckled Dace4 obs
- White-lined Sphinx3 obs
- Scarlet Gilia3 obs
- White Sweetclover3 obs
- Rio Grande Sucker3 obs
- Ornate Tree Lizard2 obs
- Longfin Dace2 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/2006099928
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