Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center
Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center is an attraction in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,846 m. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilar Historical Marker, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. High Road to Taos passes 7.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BLM
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 15.2 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 21.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 27.5 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 12 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Copper Hill: 3.3 mi
- Cerro de las Marquenas: 4.4 mi
- Cerro Puntiagudo: 5.3 mi
- Cerro Alto: 5.3 mi
- Cerro de Arriba: 5.7 mi
- Petaca Point: 3.1 mi
- Laureano Cordova Mill Historic Site: 8.5 mi
- Dawn Treader Stargate Earthship: 12.2 mi
- Martínez Hacienda: 13.6 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Bridge: 14.7 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 7.3 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 8.1 mi
- Red Horse: 14.8 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 15.4 mi
- Native Art: 16.3 mi
- Harding Mine: 5.2 mi
- Kiva: 6.4 mi
- Fort Burgwin: 11.8 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 14.5 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 14.7 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 6.4 mi
- Lauriano Cordova Memorial Musuem: 8.5 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 9.9 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 13.7 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 15.2 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 5.3 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 10.9 mi
- Apache Springs: 12.6 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 17.0 mi
- Loring Spring: 22.8 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 7.7 mi
- La Mesita: 9.7 mi
- Comanche Rim: 13.9 mi
- Black Mesa: 16.1 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 0.3 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 14.6 mi
- La Vinateria: 15.9 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 21.1 mi
- Quemado Falls: 21.1 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 23.0 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 23.6 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 24.5 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | SSE 159° | 3,976 m | 21.9 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | SSE 156° | 3,956 m | 21.8 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | SE 139° | 3,904 m | 19.4 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | SSE 155° | 3,805 m | 19.4 mi |
| Little Jicarita Peak | SSE 149° | 3,739 m | 21.6 mi |
| Trampas Peak | SSE 151° | 3,710 m | 18.1 mi |
| Cerro Olla | E 101° | 3,643 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cerro Vista | E 96° | 3,638 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taos, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5525853935
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