Ernest L Blumenschein House Historic Site
Ernest L Blumenschein House Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,128 m. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Harwood Museum of Art, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
historic house in New Mexico, United States
Dates from 1823.
Wikidata Q5393410, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2128 m
How to reach it
- On the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 3.3 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 18.4 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 13 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 20 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Devisadero Peak: 2.6 mi
- View Point: 4.8 mi
- Ranchos Peak: 5.5 mi
- Cuchilla Del Ojo: 6.0 mi
- Tombe: 6.2 mi
- Taos Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Red Willow Park: 0.4 mi
- Kit Carson Memorial State Park: 0.5 mi
- Taos County Rodeo Grounds: 1.5 mi
- Filemon Sanchez Fairground Park: 1.6 mi
- Shortcut: 0.1 mi
- Taos County Courthouse Historic Site: 0.2 mi
- Kit Carson House Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- Governor Bent House Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- Taos Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial 1985: 0.1 mi
- Kit Carson Cemetary: 0.4 mi
- Shortcut: 0.8 mi
- Taos Pueblo: 2.8 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 0.0 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 0.2 mi
- Bent House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 0.5 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 1.8 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 0.1 mi
- Red Horse: 0.6 mi
- Native Art: 1.6 mi
- Eagle: 20.2 mi
- Questa Apple: 21.0 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 5.9 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 10.4 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 10.8 mi
- Apache Spring: 13.5 mi
- Apache Springs: 13.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 19.7 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 19.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 20.3 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 22.4 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 24.5 mi
- Comanche Rim: 19.1 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 22.8 mi
- La Mesita: 24.9 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 10.1 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 15.5 mi
- La Vinateria: 2.8 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 9.0 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Ernest L Blumenschein House Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | NE 40° | 4,011 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Walter | NE 40° | 3,996 m | 14.0 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | NE 44° | 3,989 m | 13.5 mi |
| Simpson Peak | NE 42° | 3,953 m | 13.4 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | NE 36° | 3,929 m | 12.4 mi |
| Gold Hill | NNE 22° | 3,872 m | 17.7 mi |
| Red Dome | NE 47° | 3,868 m | 14.3 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | NE 36° | 3,848 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taos, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/310389971
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