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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

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks
  • Pen Zia: 2.1 mi
  • Zia: 2.5 mi
  • Kokopelli: 2.5 mi
  • Dinosaurs: 5.6 mi
  • Hare: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 59
Parks: 55
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 20.8 miles of Bonanza City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakENE3,215 m18.6 mi
Glorieta BaldyENE3,116 m18.3 mi
Sierra PeladaENE2,962 m14.5 mi
Monument RockNE2,830 m19.0 mi
Atalaya MountainNE2,779 m15.1 mi
Placer MountainSSW2,700 m14.9 mi
Shaggy PeakENE2,657 m16.0 mi
Picacho PeakNE2,590 m15.1 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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