Eklund Hotel Historic Site
Eklund Hotel Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,541 m. Mount Clayton stands 2,016 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Herzstein Memorial Museum Historic Site, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Santa Fe Trail runs past it. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
The Eklund Hotel, also known as Hotel Eklund and located at 15 Main St. in Clayton, New Mexico, was built in 1892. It is an example of Early Commercial architecture (Wikipedia)
The story
hotel in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q14705977, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1892
- Elevation
- 1541 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 88.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
39 named places within 25 miles
- Clayton Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
- Rabbit Ear Mountains Historical Marker: 6.5 mi
- Black Jack Ketchum Historical Marker: 6.5 mi
- Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Trackways: 11.1 mi
- Rita Blanca Wildlife Management Area: 12.4 mi
- Rabbit Ear Mesa: 6.5 mi
- Rabbit Ear Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Bible Top Butte: 8.1 mi
- Sand Hill: 11.4 mi
- Lookout Hill: 14.8 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Cimarron Route: 21.1 mi
- Thompson Grove Picnic Ground: 21.2 mi
- Perico: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eklund Hotel Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Clayton | WNW 284° | 2,016 m | 24.7 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,916 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Dora | WNW 293° | 1,912 m | 16.5 mi |
| Kilburn Hills | WNW 283° | 1,871 m | 22.0 mi |
| Rabbit Ear Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,844 m | 6.5 mi |
| Rabbit Ear Mesa | NNW 329° | 1,833 m | 6.5 mi |
| Cinder Mountain | W 279° | 1,779 m | 20.4 mi |
| Bible Top Butte | NW 307° | 1,723 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:36 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:02 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton 1 N, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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