Ghost Ranch
Ghost Ranch is an attraction in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,984 m. Polvadera Peak stands 3,419 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology, a museum 0.2 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
The story
retreat near Abiquiú, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA; the home and studio of Georgia O'Keeffe, as well as the subject of many of her paintings
Dates from 1949.
Wikidata Q587888, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 28.3 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 28.8 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 29.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kitchen Mesa: 0.5 mi
- Mesa Montosa: 2.5 mi
- Mesa del Yeso: 4.3 mi
- Mesa Juan Domingo: 5.0 mi
- Las Lomas de los Marios: 6.3 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 2.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 10.2 mi
- Elk Spring: 10.3 mi
- Harris Bear Spring: 10.4 mi
- Rancherilla Spring: 10.6 mi
- Chimney Rock: 0.8 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 3.7 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 6.8 mi
- Canjilon Mountain Lookout Cabin Historic Site: 10.4 mi
- Tsi’pin Ruins trailhead (permit required via Coyote Ranger Station): 12.2 mi
- Time Capsule: 6.9 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 11.4 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 12.0 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 12.1 mi
- Poshuoinge: 13.8 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 16.2 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 17.8 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 20.8 mi
- Gates of Hell: 20.9 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 23.8 mi
- Dominguez-Velez de Escalente Trail Historical Marker: 12.1 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 15.6 mi
- El Rito Historical Marker: 15.7 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 23.8 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 0.2 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 0.2 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 12.1 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 11.9 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 15.8 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 3.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Ghost Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polvadera Peak | S 169° | 3,419 m | 19.2 mi |
| Canjilon Mountain | NNE 22° | 3,326 m | 17.6 mi |
| Cerro Pavo | S 191° | 3,144 m | 20.8 mi |
| Red Hill | NNE 18° | 3,097 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mogote Peak | NE 38° | 3,048 m | 14.3 mi |
| La Mesa del Pedregosa | S 182° | 3,039 m | 20.6 mi |
| Cerro Pedernal | S 189° | 3,003 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mogotito | NE 43° | 2,965 m | 12.3 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 way/1172231057
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