Austin-McDonald House Historic Site
Austin-McDonald House Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,721 m. Bridge Timber Mountain stands 2,515 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is D C Ball House Historic Site, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM runs past it. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
building in Aztec, United States of America
Dates from 1910.
Wikidata Q60774531, matched on coordinates and name (348 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1721 m
How to reach it
- On the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lehmer Lookout · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cap Walls Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Main Avenue Courtyard: 0.5 mi
- Minimum Park: 0.5 mi
- Kokopelli Park: 0.7 mi
- Aztec Historical Marker: 0.9 mi
- Animas #8 (River Tracts): 4.2 mi
- Lake Farmington Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
- City of Farmington Animas River Fishing Access: 6.8 mi
- Bloomfield (River Tracts): 8.5 mi
- Animas #6 (Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern): 8.6 mi
- Knickerbocker Peaks: 5.3 mi
- Slane Knob: 6.6 mi
- Bald Mesa: 7.6 mi
- Hart Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Hood Mesa: 9.6 mi
- Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 1.0 mi
- Flora Vista Ruins: 6.1 mi
- US HW 550 end: 7.9 mi
- UFO Crash Site Plaque: "Recovery at Hart Canyon": 8.8 mi
- UFO crash site ( Aztec NM ): 8.9 mi
- D C Ball House Historic Site: 0.1 mi
- Daws-Keys House Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- Harvey McCoy House Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- H D Abrams House Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- McCoy-Maddox House Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- Morningstar Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Shannon Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Cinder Bluffs: 15.5 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 17.0 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 17.3 mi
- Aztec Museum: 0.4 mi
- Aztec Ruins Visitor Center: 1.0 mi
- Salmon Ruin Museum: 8.7 mi
- Farmington Museum: 11.3 mi
- Bolack Museum of Fish and Wildlife: 12.3 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 0.2 mi
- Cross: 6.0 mi
- Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 6.0 mi
- Bloomfield "B": 6.8 mi
- Lamp & Light: 8.7 mi
- Brown Spring: 10.7 mi
- Soda Springs: 16.2 mi
- Bentley Spring: 16.9 mi
- Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring: 22.4 mi
- Navajo Spring: 22.5 mi
- Aztec Ruins Heritage Garden: 0.9 mi
- Riverside Nature Center Xeriscape Garden: 12.1 mi
- The Beach At Farmington Lake: 6.4 mi
- Dryfall: 7.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Austin-McDonald House Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge Timber Mountain | N 359° | 2,515 m | 22.7 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | N 10° | 2,234 m | 18.4 mi |
| Tank Mountain | NE 49° | 2,191 m | 12.4 mi |
| Huerfanito Peak | SSE 150° | 2,180 m | 22.9 mi |
| Barker Dome | WNW 303° | 2,174 m | 20.9 mi |
| Harris Mesa | SSE 146° | 2,165 m | 18.1 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNE 11° | 2,153 m | 17.6 mi |
| Lone Tree Mountain | N 358° | 2,152 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aztec Ruins NM, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/366377528
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