Blue Wolf
Blue Wolf is an artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,129 m. Lake Peak stands 3,771 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop John Lamy Grant, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Santa Fe Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
- On the Santa Fe Trail, National
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 11.1 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 2 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 10 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 11 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eldorado Community Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Glorieta Pass Historical Marker: 4.6 mi
- Pueblo Cañon Park: 4.7 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker: 5.0 mi
- Lamy Park: 5.1 mi
- Vista Grande Peak: 2.3 mi
- Bishop's Peak: 2.3 mi
- The Hill: 2.5 mi
- Fangio Mesa: 3.2 mi
- Vargas: 4.7 mi
- Ghost Bison: 3.1 mi
- Red Horse: 4.0 mi
- 16-cylinder locomotive engine: 5.1 mi
- Rusty: 6.3 mi
- Moon Crescent: 6.7 mi
- Glorieta Pass Battlefield: 4.8 mi
- Hamilton: 5.1 mi
- The Iron Backbone of New Mexico: 5.1 mi
- Making Travel a Pleasure: 5.1 mi
- El Ortiz Hotel: 5.1 mi
- Pflueger: 5.1 mi
- Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian: 9.5 mi
- Museum of International Folk Art: 9.6 mi
- Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: 9.6 mi
- Museum of Spanish Colonial Art: 9.6 mi
- Seton Castle Historic Site: 6.5 mi
- Clark Exploration Place: 9.7 mi
- López Horno Plaza: 9.7 mi
- Ironstone Gardens: 10.8 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot Locomotive 5030: 10.8 mi
- Schepps' Garden: 9.4 mi
- Native American Garden: 9.6 mi
- Garden Overlook: 9.6 mi
- Roland Meadow Garden: 9.7 mi
- Goede Orchard Garden: 9.7 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 11.4 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 12.6 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 13.3 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 16.1 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 1.8 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 9.4 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 10.5 mi
- Las Ruedas: 11.1 mi
- Bonanza City: 14.6 mi
- Waldo: 18.8 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 11.5 mi
- Yoh toh: 17.3 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 22.5 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 15.4 mi
- White Bluffs: 16.9 mi
- Devils Throne: 18.0 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 13.1 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 18.9 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Blue Wolf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Peak | NNE 12° | 3,771 m | 17.7 mi |
| Penitente Peak | NNE 13° | 3,720 m | 17.7 mi |
| Tesuque Peak | N 11° | 3,656 m | 16.8 mi |
| Aspen Peak | N 5° | 3,384 m | 17.8 mi |
| Rosilla Peak | NE 43° | 3,231 m | 17.5 mi |
| Thompson Peak | N 11° | 3,215 m | 8.9 mi |
| Glorieta Baldy | NNE 16° | 3,116 m | 7.6 mi |
| Chaperito Knob | NE 43° | 3,096 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE Seton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8105728006
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