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Bonanza City

Bonanza City from directly overhead

Bonanza City is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,866 m. Thompson Peak stands 3,215 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonanza Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 2.3 miles off.

ghost town in New Mexico, USA

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Coordinates35.54278, -106.09694

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
Museums: 31
Attractions: 27
  • Mountain Village: 2.0 mi
  • Plaza Salazar: 2.3 mi
  • The Downs: 3.1 mi
  • F-111 Fighter Jet: 5.3 mi
  • abandoned mine marker: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 16
Picnic sites: 8
  • Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
  • Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 19.2 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
  • Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 22.8 mi
Springs: 7
  • Yoh toh: 6.4 mi
  • Cochiti Springs: 11.8 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Doe Springs: 18.5 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Hyde Park Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Bonanza City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakENE 61°3,215 m18.6 mi
Glorieta BaldyENE 66°3,116 m18.3 mi
Sierra PeladaENE 62°2,962 m14.5 mi
Monument RockNE 56°2,830 m19.0 mi
Atalaya MountainNE 55°2,780 m15.1 mi
Atalaya MountainNE 55°2,779 m15.1 mi
Placer MountainSSW 196°2,700 m14.9 mi
Shaggy PeakENE 72°2,657 m16.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:16
June solstice05:5019:4620:24
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1116:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643506070737165534032
Precip in0.40.40.70.50.60.61.82.01.31.20.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE CO Muni AP, 5 mi away.

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