Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock is an attraction in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,078 m. Polvadera Peak stands 3,419 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology, a museum 0.7 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 29 miles off.
How to reach it
- 28.7 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 29.0 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Kitchen Mesa: 1.2 mi
- Mesa Montosa: 2.2 mi
- Mesa del Yeso: 4.8 mi
- Mesa Juan Domingo: 5.0 mi
- Las Lomas de los Marios: 6.7 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 3.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 10.6 mi
- Elk Spring: 10.7 mi
- Harris Bear Spring: 10.7 mi
- Rancherilla Spring: 10.9 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 0.8 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 2.9 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 7.4 mi
- Canjilon Mountain Lookout Cabin Historic Site: 10.2 mi
- Tsi’pin Ruins trailhead (permit required via Coyote Ranger Station): 12.7 mi
- Time Capsule: 7.5 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 11.9 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 12.8 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 12.9 mi
- Poshuoinge: 14.6 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 15.5 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 17.9 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 21.4 mi
- Gates of Hell: 21.7 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 23.3 mi
- Dominguez-Velez de Escalente Trail Historical Marker: 12.9 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 16.4 mi
- El Rito Historical Marker: 16.4 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 23.1 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 0.7 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 0.7 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 12.9 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 12.7 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 16.5 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Chimney Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polvadera Peak | SSE 167° | 3,419 m | 19.7 mi |
| Canjilon Mountain | NNE 25° | 3,326 m | 17.6 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | S 188° | 3,174 m | 22.2 mi |
| Cerro Pavo | S 189° | 3,144 m | 21.0 mi |
| Red Hill | NNE 21° | 3,097 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mogote Peak | NE 41° | 3,048 m | 14.5 mi |
| La Mesa del Pedregosa | S 180° | 3,039 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cerro Pedernal | S 185° | 3,003 m | 12.1 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 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6214461121
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