Taos Inn Historic Site
Taos Inn 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, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Willow Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
hotel in Taos, United States of America
Dates from 1934.
Wikidata Q7684304, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2124 m
How to reach it
- On the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 3.6 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: 2.5 mi
- View Point: 4.8 mi
- Ranchos Peak: 5.2 mi
- Tombe: 6.2 mi
- Cuchilla Del Ojo: 6.2 mi
- Red Willow Park: 0.1 mi
- Taos Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Kit Carson Memorial State Park: 0.3 mi
- Taos County Rodeo Grounds: 1.7 mi
- Filemon Sanchez Fairground Park: 1.9 mi
- Kit Carson House Historic Site: 0.1 mi
- Governor Bent House Historic Site: 0.1 mi
- Taos County Courthouse Historic Site: 0.1 mi
- Shortcut: 0.2 mi
- Mabel Dodge Luhan House Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- Kit Carson Cemetary: 0.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial 1985: 0.2 mi
- Taos Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Shortcut: 0.6 mi
- Taos Pueblo: 2.5 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 0.1 mi
- Bent House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 0.2 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 0.3 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 2.1 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 0.2 mi
- Red Horse: 0.9 mi
- Native Art: 1.4 mi
- Eagle: 19.9 mi
- Questa Apple: 20.8 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 6.1 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 10.7 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 10.9 mi
- Apache Spring: 13.2 mi
- Apache Springs: 13.9 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 19.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 19.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 20.0 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 22.5 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 24.2 mi
- Comanche Rim: 19.3 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 23.1 mi
- Palisades: 24.8 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 10.3 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 15.8 mi
- La Vinateria: 2.7 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 8.8 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Taos Inn 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 | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Walter | NE 40° | 3,996 m | 13.7 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | NE 44° | 3,989 m | 13.2 mi |
| Simpson Peak | NE 42° | 3,953 m | 13.1 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | NE 36° | 3,929 m | 12.1 mi |
| Gold Hill | NNE 22° | 3,872 m | 17.5 mi |
| Red Dome | NE 46° | 3,868 m | 14.0 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | NE 35° | 3,848 m | 10.6 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/366378456
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