Bell Ranch Headquarters Historic Site
Bell Ranch Headquarters Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,280 m. Mesa Huerfana stands 1,990 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cannon Air Force Base Recreation Area, a park 1.8 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1280 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 22.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 28.9 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
38 named places within 25 miles
- Aguilar Mesa: 6.0 mi
- Minese Mesa: 6.9 mi
- La Cinta Mesa: 7.1 mi
- Chical Mesa: 9.2 mi
- Monument Point: 11.8 mi
- Cannon Air Force Base Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- Conchas Lake State Park: 2.2 mi
- Trementina: 19.6 mi
- ☉☉: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bell Ranch Headquarters Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Huerfana | WNW 284° | 1,990 m | 23.7 mi |
| Cerro de Corazon | W 279° | 1,883 m | 21.4 mi |
| Deer Mountain | N 360° | 1,789 m | 24.9 mi |
| Los Cerritos | NW 311° | 1,724 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mesa Pino | WSW 245° | 1,692 m | 24.0 mi |
| Cerro del Miguel Antonio | NNW 329° | 1,670 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mesa Rica | S 189° | 1,648 m | 11.9 mi |
| Huerfano Mesa | NNE 23° | 1,633 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conchas DAM, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/366377804
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