Ghost Bison
Ghost Bison is an artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,131 m. Tesuque Peak stands 3,656 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Eldorado's Community Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 1.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- adobe
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 1.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.2 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 10.6 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 1 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 9 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 11 mi
- Village Vista · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Hill: 0.7 mi
- Vista Grande Peak: 0.8 mi
- Bishop's Peak: 0.9 mi
- Vargas: 3.1 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 4.6 mi
- Red Horse: 1.7 mi
- Blue Wolf: 3.1 mi
- 16-cylinder locomotive engine: 3.9 mi
- Rusty: 4.2 mi
- Moon Crescent: 4.6 mi
- Pueblo Cañon Park: 1.7 mi
- Eldorado Community Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Lamy Park: 3.9 mi
- Arroyo Hondo Open Space: 6.1 mi
- Johnson Mesa Park: 6.8 mi
- Hamilton: 3.9 mi
- The Iron Backbone of New Mexico: 3.9 mi
- Making Travel a Pleasure: 3.9 mi
- El Ortiz Hotel: 3.9 mi
- Seton Castle: 4.9 mi
- Pflueger: 3.9 mi
- Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian: 8.9 mi
- Museum of International Folk Art: 9.0 mi
- Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: 9.0 mi
- Museum of Spanish Colonial Art: 9.1 mi
- Seton Castle Historic Site: 4.9 mi
- López Horno Plaza: 9.1 mi
- Clark Exploration Place: 9.1 mi
- Santa Fe County Fair: 9.3 mi
- Santa Fe Rodeo Grounds: 9.4 mi
- The Haozous Garden: 7.6 mi
- Biowall: 7.7 mi
- Native American Garden: 9.0 mi
- Garden Overlook: 9.0 mi
- Schepps' Garden: 9.0 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 13.4 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 14.1 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 15.8 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 17.2 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 1.8 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 7.3 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 8.3 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 12.5 mi
- Devils Throne: 15.0 mi
- White Bluffs: 16.1 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 24.6 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 14.3 mi
- Yoh toh: 14.3 mi
- Cochiti Springs: 23.3 mi
- Soda Springs: 24.8 mi
- Bonanza City: 11.7 mi
- Las Ruedas: 13.9 mi
- Waldo: 15.8 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 14.1 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 19.5 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Ghost Bison. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesuque Peak | NNE 19° | 3,656 m | 18.2 mi |
| Aspen Peak | NNE 14° | 3,384 m | 18.9 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNE 27° | 3,215 m | 10.4 mi |
| Glorieta Baldy | NNE 33° | 3,116 m | 9.4 mi |
| Chaperito Knob | NE 48° | 3,096 m | 18.7 mi |
| Viveash Mesa | NE 50° | 3,001 m | 17.2 mi |
| Sierra Pelada | N 10° | 2,962 m | 7.3 mi |
| Monument Rock | NNE 21° | 2,830 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:16 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6158129476
Day trips start here
- Santa Fe · 11 mi
- Pecos · 12 mi
- Madrid · 17 mi
- Pojoaque · 26 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 29 mi
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