Dobson House Historic Site
Dobson House Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,003 m. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the south-southeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Jail House, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Quebradas Back Country Byway passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2003 m
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 19.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 20.2 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flight Deck · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Magdalena Peak: 2.0 mi
- Baxter Peak: 2.3 mi
- Granite Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Tip Top Mountain: 3.3 mi
- North Peak: 3.3 mi
- Hell Canyon Spring: 3.6 mi
- Upper Garcia Canyon Spring: 5.9 mi
- Garcia Canyon Spring: 6.1 mi
- Agua Fria Spring: 6.4 mi
- Strozzi su Spring: 6.6 mi
- EMRTC Rattlesnake: 18.9 mi
- Bell: 19.0 mi
- Passage of the Earth and the Sky: 19.5 mi
- "The Past", "The Present", and "The Future": 19.6 mi
- The Desert Maiden: 19.6 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 0.2 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 0.7 mi
- Magdalena Fault Historical Marker: 9.5 mi
- Billing Smelter Historic Site: 18.9 mi
- Alice Kase Memorial Bench: 19.2 mi
- Old Jail House: 0.0 mi
- Charles Ilfield Company Warehouse: 0.1 mi
- Hilton House: 0.6 mi
- Clemens Ranch House Historic Site: 3.2 mi
- Clemens Ranch House: 3.2 mi
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 21.6 mi
- 1: 24.0 mi
- 2: 24.0 mi
- 3: 24.0 mi
- 4: 24.0 mi
- Langmuir Research Site: 12.8 mi
- NMT Alumni Hill Park: 19.5 mi
- Sedillo Park: 20.1 mi
- West Place Park: 20.1 mi
- School of Mines Heritage Park: 20.3 mi
- Box Car Museum: 0.1 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 19.7 mi
- Hammel Museum: 20.5 mi
- López Rose Garden: 19.6 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 19.6 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 19.8 mi
- Hells Mesa: 13.2 mi
- Mesa Cencerro: 13.7 mi
- Riley: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Dobson House Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldy | SSE 160° | 3,279 m | 9.2 mi |
| Timber Peak | SSE 153° | 3,181 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Withington | SW 221° | 3,077 m | 21.4 mi |
| Tower Peak | SW 218° | 3,026 m | 21.9 mi |
| North Baldy | SE 142° | 3,003 m | 5.8 mi |
| A-L Peak | SW 222° | 2,940 m | 19.0 mi |
| Ladrón Peak | NNE 22° | 2,780 m | 23.7 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,773 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:26 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/366378364
Take the scenic way to Dobson House Historic Site.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.