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Rattlesnake Well

Well

Manmade shaft or hole in the Earth's surface used to obtain fluid or gaseous materials.

County

Eddy County, New Mexico

GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
32.6492844°, -104.0918956°

Elevation

3304 ft. (1007 m.)

Topographic Map

US Topo Map

The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. Rattlesnake Well is covered by the Illinois Camp NE, NM US Topo Map quadrant

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Water

Land

Man-made

Nearby Wells

West Well	2.3 mi
12179 Water Well	3.3 mi
Thirteen North Lake Well	4.0 mi
Millman South Well	4.1 mi
06434 Water Well	4.7 mi

Nearby Cities

Loco Hills, NM	13 mi
La Huerta, NM	16 mi
Carlsbad, NM	18 mi
West Carlsbad, NM	18 mi
Atoka, NM	19 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Palmilla Draw	Land	4.2 mi
Benson Ranch	Man-made	4.3 mi
Fade Away Ridge	Land	5.0 mi
Fadeaway Ridge	Land	5.1 mi
KCDY-FM (Carlsbad)	Man-made	5.3 mi

Historical Weather

Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is CARLSBAD CAVE which is approximately 12 miles away and has an elevation of 4,405 feet (1,101 feet higher than Rattlesnake Well). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.

Average Daily Temperatures by Month (°F)

Average Monthly Precipitation (in inches)

Month	Precip	AVG High Temp	AVG Low Temp
January	.42"	55.3°	32.8°
February	.49"	59.8°	36.4°
March	.26"	66.9°	42.0°
April	.53"	74.5°	48.6°
May	1.50"	82.5°	57.4°
June	2.25"	90.0°	63.7°
July	2.10"	90.3°	65.5°
August	2.65"	88.2°	64.7°
September	3.64"	82.1°	59.4°
October	1.28"	74.0°	51.1°
November	.55"	63.5°	40.9°
December	.57"	56.3°	34.1°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are higher than 70% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are higher than 82% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are lower than 82% of other locations on record.