Taos County Courthouse Historic Site
Taos County Courthouse Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,124 m. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Taos Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
town in and seat of Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Dates from 1795.
Wikidata Q876315, matched on coordinates and name (107 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2124 m
How to reach it
- On the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 3.5 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 18.3 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 14 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 20 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Devisadero Peak: 2.6 mi
- View Point: 4.9 mi
- Ranchos Peak: 5.3 mi
- Cuchilla Del Ojo: 6.2 mi
- Tombe: 6.2 mi
- Taos Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Red Willow Park: 0.2 mi
- Kit Carson Memorial State Park: 0.4 mi
- Taos County Rodeo Grounds: 1.6 mi
- Filemon Sanchez Fairground Park: 1.8 mi
- Governor Bent House Historic Site: 0.1 mi
- Kit Carson House Historic Site: 0.1 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 0.1 mi
- Shortcut: 0.2 mi
- Ernest L Blumenschein House Historic Site: 0.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial 1985: 0.1 mi
- Taos Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Kit Carson Cemetary: 0.3 mi
- Shortcut: 0.6 mi
- Taos Pueblo: 2.6 mi
- Bent House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 0.1 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 0.2 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 0.3 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 1.9 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 0.1 mi
- Red Horse: 0.8 mi
- Native Art: 1.5 mi
- Eagle: 20.0 mi
- Questa Apple: 20.9 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 6.1 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 10.6 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 10.8 mi
- Apache Spring: 13.3 mi
- Apache Springs: 13.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 19.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 19.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 20.1 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 22.4 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 24.4 mi
- Comanche Rim: 19.2 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 23.0 mi
- Palisades: 24.9 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 10.2 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 15.7 mi
- La Vinateria: 2.8 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 8.8 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 11.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Taos County Courthouse Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | NE 40° | 4,011 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Walter | NE 40° | 3,996 m | 13.8 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | NE 44° | 3,989 m | 13.3 mi |
| Simpson Peak | NE 42° | 3,953 m | 13.2 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | NE 36° | 3,929 m | 12.2 mi |
| Gold Hill | NNE 22° | 3,872 m | 17.5 mi |
| Red Dome | NE 47° | 3,868 m | 14.1 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | NE 36° | 3,848 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/366378107
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