Few parks or trails are on the map in Thunder Mountain
2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Thunder Mountain, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Thunder Mountain have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Thunder Mountain is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1 named trail
The best walking months in Thunder Mountain: April to June and August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 85 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 2.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Thunder Mountain →
Thunder Mountain and its neighbors
Thunder Mountain has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Mountain | under 1% | 0.6 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Edgewood | 3% | 0.5 | 3 | 21% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Thunder Mountain
How much of Thunder Mountain is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a New Mexico town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Thunder Mountain?
38,431 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Thunder Mountain or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Thunder Mountain have?
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Thunder Mountain neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →