Canjilon Mountain Lookout Cabin Historic Site
Canjilon Mountain Lookout Cabin Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,373 m. Grouse Mesa stands 3,477 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is La Mesita, a peak 1.7 miles away. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
human settlement in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q5747546, matched on coordinates and name (87 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2373 m
How to reach it
125 named places within 25 miles
- La Mesita: 1.7 mi
- Mesa del Medio: 5.0 mi
- Mesa Juan Domingo: 5.4 mi
- Mogotito: 6.6 mi
- Mogote Peak: 7.1 mi
- Turkey Spring: 3.6 mi
- Dulce Spring: 4.3 mi
- Amador Spring: 4.7 mi
- Mogote Spring: 6.0 mi
- Harris Bear Spring: 7.0 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 9.7 mi
- Chimney Rock: 10.2 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 10.4 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 16.6 mi
- Delgado Hall Historic Site: 16.7 mi
- Tierra Amarilla Historical Marker: 16.4 mi
- Fort Lowell Historical Marker: 16.4 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 17.0 mi
- El Rito Historical Marker: 17.0 mi
- Brazos Cliffs Historical Marker: 18.8 mi
- Time Capsule: 16.7 mi
- TA Marker: 17.3 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 19.8 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 20.0 mi
- Poshuoinge: 20.6 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 18.4 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 18.9 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 10.6 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 10.6 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 20.0 mi
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 18.2 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 19.4 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 19.5 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 16.8 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 19.8 mi
- Brazos Falls: 18.5 mi
- Brazos Falls: 18.6 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 9.7 mi
- Hopewell: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Canjilon Mountain Lookout Cabin Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grouse Mesa | N 4° | 3,477 m | 24.3 mi |
| Brazos Peak | N 8° | 3,440 m | 22.9 mi |
| Canjilon Mountain | NE 38° | 3,326 m | 7.7 mi |
| Peñasco Amarillo | N 5° | 3,233 m | 15.5 mi |
| Jawbone Mountain | NNE 31° | 3,232 m | 21.2 mi |
| Cerro Saragate | NNE 22° | 3,230 m | 12.0 mi |
| Burned Mountain | NE 42° | 3,101 m | 18.5 mi |
| Red Hill | NNE 29° | 3,097 m | 7.2 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 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/366378365
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