Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center
Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center is an attraction in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,952 m. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Time Capsule, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
dam in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Wikidata Q4667898, matched on coordinates and name (303 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Army Corps of Engineers
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 24.8 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 28 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 29 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Las Lomas de los Marios: 2.7 mi
- Cañones Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Blanca Mesa: 4.1 mi
- Pueblo Mesa: 4.7 mi
- Cerrito Blanco: 6.0 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 4.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 13.4 mi
- Elk Spring: 13.9 mi
- Harris Bear Spring: 14.2 mi
- Rancherilla Spring: 14.3 mi
- Time Capsule: 0.1 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 4.9 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 6.4 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 6.5 mi
- Poshuoinge: 8.8 mi
- Tsi’pin Ruins trailhead (permit required via Coyote Ranger Station): 5.6 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 6.8 mi
- Chimney Rock: 7.4 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 10.0 mi
- Delgado Hall Historic Site: 15.1 mi
- Dominguez-Velez de Escalente Trail Historical Marker: 6.5 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 14.8 mi
- El Rito Historical Marker: 14.8 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 22.8 mi
- Pueblo of San Juan Historical Marker: 23.8 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 13.4 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 14.0 mi
- Gates of Hell: 14.9 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 20.1 mi
- Black Mesa: 21.9 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 6.6 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 6.7 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 6.7 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 24.0 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 6.3 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 15.3 mi
- Nexus: 24.4 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 9.9 mi
- Camp May: 23.7 mi
- Rendija Arch: 23.3 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | S 184° | 3,558 m | 17.5 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | S 171° | 3,517 m | 16.2 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | S 174° | 3,419 m | 12.5 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | S 182° | 3,323 m | 17.0 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | SSW 199° | 3,225 m | 17.6 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | SSW 202° | 3,174 m | 16.5 mi |
| Cerro Pavo | SSW 205° | 3,144 m | 15.4 mi |
| Indian Point | S 186° | 3,118 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abiquiu DAM, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/689786161
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- Española · 26 mi
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