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Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site

Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site from directly overhead

Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,705 m. Sierra Mosca stands 3,603 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Welcome Española, a artwork 0.1 miles away. El Camino Real passes 1.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1705 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.99136, -106.06841

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Welcome Española: 0.1 mi
  • Corn Field Mural: 0.1 mi
  • Cutting Edge Mural: 0.1 mi
  • E-Z Way Mural: 0.4 mi
  • Through The River It Flows: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Valdez Park: 0.8 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Joe Romero Park: 1.4 mi
  • OO Health and Education Faciliy: 3.5 mi
  • La Puebla Park: 3.9 mi
Peaks
Museums: 32
Attractions: 23
Gardens: 14
Springs: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • Northlake Picnic ground: 8.7 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
  • Camp May: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Nature reserves: 1
  • New Mexico Wildlife Center: 2.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Quartzite River Access: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra MoscaESE 107°3,603 m17.9 mi
Chicoma MountainW 274°3,517 m17.7 mi
Polvadera PeakWNW 284°3,419 m19.4 mi
Caballo MountainW 261°3,200 m16.8 mi
Cerro RubioW 261°3,169 m18.9 mi
Shell MountainW 262°3,098 m19.1 mi
La SotellaWNW 299°2,647 m13.8 mi
Clara PeakWNW 288°2,601 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:16
June solstice05:4919:4720:25
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1216:1516:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323844515969747164524131

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Espanola, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/366378251

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