Rayado
Rayado is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,984 m. Mount Phillips stands 3,553 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Kit Carson Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Santa Fe Trail runs past it.
The story
human settlement in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q7298361, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1984 m
How to reach it
- On the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 20.0 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 61.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 7 mi
- Base Camp View · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kit Carson Mesa: 1.5 mi
- Rayado Mesa: 4.9 mi
- Urraca Mesa: 4.9 mi
- Coyote Mesa: 5.9 mi
- White Peak: 7.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 13.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 14.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 14.2 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 14.2 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 14.6 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 10.0 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Historical Marker: 15.2 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 16.8 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 17.0 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 0.2 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 6.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 11.3 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 13.5 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 16.9 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 0.1 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 6.4 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 9.5 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 18.6 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 19.6 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 0.7 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 6.0 mi
- Covered Wagon: 6.2 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 6.4 mi
- Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza: 9.9 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 6.2 mi
- Tipi: 9.4 mi
- Eagle: 22.6 mi
- Betty's Bra: 7.3 mi
- Palisades: 17.2 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 12.8 mi
- Apache Spring: 24.3 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Dawson: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Rayado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Phillips | WNW 301° | 3,553 m | 14.8 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | WNW 301° | 3,550 m | 14.5 mi |
| Tolby Peak | WNW 302° | 3,513 m | 16.0 mi |
| Comanche Peak | WNW 303° | 3,445.2 m | 14.2 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 312° | 3,403 m | 19.8 mi |
| Agua Fria Peak | W 269° | 3,364 m | 15.5 mi |
| Big Red | WNW 301° | 3,358.9 m | 13.0 mi |
| Garcia Peak | WNW 291° | 3,323 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cimarron 4 SW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/151850472
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