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Joseph's Restaurant

Joseph's Restaurant from directly overhead

Joseph's Restaurant is an attraction in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,406 m. Argonne Mesa stands 1,830 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Guadalupe Courthouse Historic Site, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.3 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1956

How to reach it

Coordinates34.94443, -104.68283

39 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 25
Parks: 4
Historic sites: 2
  • Vásquez De Coronado’s Route: 8.7 mi
  • Abandoned Vehicle: 22.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Route 66 Auto Museum: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Joseph's Restaurant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Argonne MesaWSW 247°1,830 m22.8 mi
Mesita de GuadalupeWNW 295°1,712 m13.9 mi
Pedro Miguel PeakNW 311°1,706 m23.5 mi
Mesa PinoNNE 16°1,692 m22.3 mi
Mesa del MedioNW 307°1,668 m14.8 mi
Mesita CortadaNW 305°1,654 m13.8 mi
Mesa CheriscoNNE 18°1,642 m15.8 mi
Punta de Mesa ColoradoNW 311°1,641 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:11
June solstice05:4619:3920:16
September equinox06:4718:2418:57
December solstice07:0416:1316:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586675777669594840
Precip in0.80.50.80.81.31.52.42.22.01.50.50.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Rosa, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4408967998

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