Natural Bridge
Natural Bridge is an attraction in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,865 m. Cerros De Alejandro stands 2,732 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Ruins, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 33 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BLM
How to reach it
- 33.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.8 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Tinaja: 1.4 mi
- Cerro Salado: 1.5 mi
- Banco de la Casa: 2.1 mi
- Mesita de la Ventana: 2.5 mi
- Mesita Leon: 2.6 mi
- Hoodoos: 14.3 mi
- Hoodoos: 14.4 mi
- Petroglyphs: 15.3 mi
- Hoodoos: 19.5 mi
- White Mesa: 19.5 mi
- Rincon del Oso: 14.2 mi
- Puerto Grande: 15.9 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 20.0 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 20.2 mi
- Standing Rock: 22.6 mi
- Ojo Frio: 6.9 mi
- Los Indios Spring: 11.7 mi
- Holy Ghost Spring: 21.2 mi
- Corner Spring: 24.9 mi
- L Bar Ranch: 8.5 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Area: 10.7 mi
- Ojito Wilderness Study Area: 14.1 mi
- Vasquez de Coronados Route Historical Marker: 23.6 mi
- Tower Ruins: 0.5 mi
- Tower Ruins: 0.5 mi
- Colorado Plateau Historic Marker: 21.7 mi
- Cabezon: 10.1 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Natural Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerros De Alejandro | WSW 250° | 2,732 m | 16.3 mi |
| Cerro Montoso | WSW 257° | 2,616 m | 8.8 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | W 274° | 2,610 m | 12.9 mi |
| Cerro del Durazno | WSW 253° | 2,592 m | 9.8 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | SW 224° | 2,587 m | 9.5 mi |
| Cerro Marquez | SW 219° | 2,574 m | 15.6 mi |
| Cerritos de la Jolla de Santa Rosa | SW 231° | 2,570 m | 9.7 mi |
| B-52 Hill | SW 223° | 2,553 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:21 | 17:00 |
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 | 30 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torreon Navajo Mission, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9442632528
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