Butterfield Trail
Photo: theforestprimeval, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 4.1 mi
- round trip
- 257 ft
- climb
- 5,094 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- best months
Butterfield Trail is a moderate out-and-back hike on Bureau of Land Management land in New Mexico, within the Las Cruces District Office. The route starts and ends at the same point, with a total length of about 8 miles and a one-way climb of roughly 260 feet. The low point on the route sits at about 4,819 feet, and the high point reaches about 5,094 feet. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Faywood put April highs around 75°F and October highs around 76°F, while June and July climb into the low 90s. Summer also brings the most wet days, with about eight each in July and August. Frying Pan Spring Trail lies just 0.4 miles away. The Cdt Jrp and Cdt trails are both within a few miles, and Cookes Peak Trail is about 6 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Silver City RV Park41 mi away
- Burro Mountain Homestead RV Park45 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Frying Pan Spring TrailHikingPhoto: theforestprimeval, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.4 mi
- Cdt JrpHiking1.5 mi
- CdtHiking3.1 mi
- Cookes Peak TrailHiking6.2 mi
- Cdt JrmHiking7.6 mi
- Cdt JrsHiking8.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Frying Pan Spring TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: theforestprimeval, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Table Mountain TrailHiking · ~32 min drivePhoto: JustTooLazy, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Cookes Peak TrailHiking · ~11 min drive
- Cdt JrpHiking · ~3 min drive
Lover's Leap Canyon TrailHiking · ~36 min drivePhoto: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Cdt JrsHiking · ~15 min drive
- CdtHiking · ~4 min drive
- CdtHiking · ~8 min drive
- Butterfield TrailHiking · ~31 min drive
- CdtHiking · ~5 min drive
Best time to visit Butterfield Trail
Best months: March–May and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
56° / 27°
3 wet
Feb
60° / 29°
3 wet
Mar
68° / 34°
2 wet
Apr
75° / 39°
1 wet
May
83° / 46°
2 wet
Jun
92° / 56°
3 wet
Jul
91° / 61°
8 wet
Aug
88° / 60°
8 wet
Sep
84° / 54°
5 wet
Oct
76° / 44°
4 wet
Nov
64° / 34°
3 wet
Dec
56° / 27°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Faywood, NM, 16.6 mi away at 5,251 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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