Rock Island-Southern Pacific Passenger Depot Historic Site
Rock Island-Southern Pacific Passenger Depot Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,247 m. Palomas Mesa stands 1,620 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Baca-Goodman House Historic Site, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Mesalands Scenic Byway runs past it. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1247 m
How to reach it
- On the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.6 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Caprock View · 25 mi
- San Jon Hill View · 25 mi
59 named places within 25 miles
- Tucumcari Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Bulldog Mesa: 5.2 mi
- Liberty Mesa: 6.8 mi
- Mesa Quemado: 12.7 mi
- Mesa del Puerta: 13.8 mi
- Tucumcari Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
- Damon Kvols Park: 0.3 mi
- Original Town Park: 0.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.5 mi
- Jogging Track: 0.6 mi
- Baca-Goodman House Historic Site: 0.0 mi
- Quay County Courthouse Historic Site: 0.0 mi
- Tee pee curios (Tumtucari): 0.6 mi
- Tee Pee Curios: 0.6 mi
- Tucumcari Trading Post: 1.3 mi
- Comanche Country Historical Marker: 3.0 mi
- Tucumcari Mountain Historical Marker: 3.0 mi
- Llano Estacado Historical Marker: 22.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.7 mi
- The Legendary Road: 0.1 mi
- The Minds Eye: 5.1 mi
- Mesalands Community College Dinosaur Museum: 0.2 mi
- Tucumcari Historical Museum: 0.3 mi
- Ute Lake State Park Picnic Ground: 18.9 mi
- The Caprock: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Island-Southern Pacific Passenger Depot Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palomas Mesa | WSW 247° | 1,620 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mesa Redonda | S 173° | 1,580 m | 14.4 mi |
| Saddleback Mesa | SSW 204° | 1,569 m | 18.3 mi |
| Tucumcari Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,509 m | 3.0 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | SW 219° | 1,499 m | 16.4 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SSW 191° | 1,496 m | 23.1 mi |
| Captivas Peak | WSW 244° | 1,493 m | 23.8 mi |
| Monument Point | WNW 295° | 1,489 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:36 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucumcari 4 NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/366378203
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