Percha Bank Historic Site
Percha Bank Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,897 m. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Spring, a spring 2.3 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1897 m
How to reach it
- On the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 7.9 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 22.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 3 mi
- Ruins Vista Picnic Area · 28 mi
- Austin Roberts Vista · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Star Peak: 2.9 mi
- Log Cabin Peak: 3.7 mi
- Sherman Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Cross-O Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Williams Peak: 4.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 2.3 mi
- Bald Hill Spring: 6.2 mi
- Magnum Spring: 6.8 mi
- 6 B Spring: 7.2 mi
- Thank God Spring: 7.9 mi
- Acklin Store Historic Site: 13.9 mi
- Luciana B Grijalva House Historic Site: 14.4 mi
- Lake Valley: 16.0 mi
- Otto Huechling House Historic Site: 16.4 mi
- Doctor Granville Wood House Historic Site: 16.4 mi
- Emory Pass Historical Marker: 3.5 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 9.6 mi
- Victorio Park: 10.9 mi
- Santa Rita Copper Mines Historical Marker: 22.5 mi
- Kneeling Nun Historical Marker: 22.6 mi
- Lake Valley: 15.9 mi
- Hermosa: 16.7 mi
- Santa Rita: 22.0 mi
- Black Range Museum: 8.1 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 15.8 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 18.8 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Percha Bank Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight Mountain | NW 318° | 3,092 m | 12.5 mi |
| Hillsboro Peak | WNW 300° | 3,053 m | 4.9 mi |
| Reeds Peak | NNW 331° | 3,048 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sawyers Peak | WSW 236° | 2,936 m | 5.1 mi |
| Aspen Mountain | NW 321° | 2,922 m | 18.2 mi |
| Cross-O Mountain | WNW 284° | 2,890 m | 4.1 mi |
| Granite Peak | NNW 332° | 2,830 m | 6.6 mi |
| Victorio Park Mountain | NNW 339° | 2,723 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:47 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:31 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/366378429
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