Baca-Korte House Historic Site
Baca-Korte House Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,961 m. Elk Mountain stands 3,550 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is South Pacific Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Santa Fe Trail runs past it. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
house in Las Vegas, New Mexico
Dates from 1930.
Wikidata Q48815153, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1961 m
How to reach it
- On the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 4.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
124 named places within 25 miles
- Tecolote Peak: 6.2 mi
- Fisher Hill: 12.1 mi
- El Barro Peaks: 12.7 mi
- Barillas Peak: 14.2 mi
- Cerro de la Cruz: 15.2 mi
- South Pacific Park: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln Park: 0.7 mi
- Las Vegas Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Rodriguez Park: 0.8 mi
- Alumni Park: 0.9 mi
- The Historic Serf Theatre Hall: 0.8 mi
- Montezuma Castle: 6.0 mi
- HERMIT'S PEAK HISTORIC MARKER: 10.9 mi
- STRIKE VALLEYS HISTORIC MARKER: 16.3 mi
- Emiteria "Matie" Martinez Robinson Viles Historic Marker: 16.3 mi
- Welcome: 0.5 mi
- Red Dawn: 0.9 mi
- Storrie Zia: 4.9 mi
- UWC: 6.0 mi
- Dwan Light Sanctuary: 6.1 mi
- Oak Flats: 14.7 mi
- Baker Flat: 15.0 mi
- Fishing Hole: 15.5 mi
- Big Pine: 16.5 mi
- Rough Riders Museum: 1.1 mi
- City of Las Vegas Museum: 1.1 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum: 1.1 mi
- McAllister Lake Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
- Villanueva State Park: 23.3 mi
- Hermit's Spring: 15.9 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 23.3 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs: 6.1 mi
- Las Ruedas: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baca-Korte House Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | NW 304° | 3,550 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mount Barker | WNW 303° | 3,490 m | 23.2 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 315° | 3,400 m | 24.6 mi |
| Valle de la Piedra | WNW 298° | 3,340 m | 21.1 mi |
| Rosilla Peak | WNW 295° | 3,231 m | 24.9 mi |
| Hermit Peak | NW 316° | 3,127 m | 15.6 mi |
| El Cielo Mountain | NW 309° | 3,028 m | 16.7 mi |
| Lone Pine Mesa | NW 318° | 2,968 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:43 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:13 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Vegas Wwtp, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/366377787
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- Pecos · 26 mi
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