Roy T. Herman's Garage
Roy T. Herman's Garage is an attraction in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,175 m. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is New Mexico State Historic Marker, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
filling station in New Mexico, United States of America
Dates from 1935.
Wikidata Q55757532, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- On the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 28.0 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
120 named places within 25 miles
- Castle Rock: 2.7 mi
- Pig Face Rock: 2.9 mi
- Mount Powell: 4.8 mi
- San Antonio Hill: 6.8 mi
- Barometer Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Red Willow Spring: 12.9 mi
- Carvco Spring: 12.9 mi
- Bear Spring: 13.6 mi
- Owl Spring: 14.5 mi
- Sixmile Spring: 14.8 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 5.0 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 5.2 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 8.4 mi
- Long Park: 10.9 mi
- McGaffey Camp and Picnic Grounds: 16.8 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 17.1 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 17.6 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 18.8 mi
- Hoodoos: 23.8 mi
- Church Rock: 23.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain Rim: 12.0 mi
- Punta Burro: 23.0 mi
- Los Gigantes: 23.5 mi
- Jim Point: 23.7 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 0.5 mi
- Fort Wingate Historical Marker: 18.4 mi
- Fort Wingate Army Depot: 21.9 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 9.7 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 12.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 16.3 mi
- Red Rock Musuem: 24.0 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 24.4 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 18.7 mi
- Jesus: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roy T. Herman's Garage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sedgwick | SSE 154° | 2,819 m | 17.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,777 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Powell | N 351° | 2,653 m | 4.8 mi |
| Hosta Butte | N 8° | 2,628 m | 13.2 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | SSE 151° | 2,625 m | 13.8 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | SSE 151° | 2,528 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mesa de Jaramillo | ENE 69° | 2,498 m | 20.0 mi |
| Big Point | NE 40° | 2,495 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:25 | 17:05 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thoreau 12 SE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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