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Canta Recio

Canta Recio from directly overhead

Canta Recio is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,353 m. West Blue Mountain stands 3,145 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Paraje, a ghost town 1.5 miles away. El Camino Real passes 5.1 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

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Coordinates33.55900, -107.08300

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Around it

100 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
Cliffs: 19
  • Mesa del Contadero: 8.7 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 8.9 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 8.9 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 9.1 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 9.1 mi
Springs: 18
  • Deer Springs: 15.7 mi
  • San Jose 'spring: 16.7 mi
  • Aragon Spring: 18.7 mi
  • San Mateo Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Questa Spring: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 2
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Camino de Sueños: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Garcia Falls: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Canta Recio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Blue MountainWNW 289°3,145 m22.1 mi
Blue MountainWNW 289°3,135 m21.5 mi
Vicks PeakW 269°3,126 m20.2 mi
San Mateo MountainW 270°3,089 m21.1 mi
San Mateo PeakW 280°3,082 m20.4 mi
Apache Kid PeakWNW 287°3,065 m19.9 mi
Teepee PeakWNW 291°3,029 m21.5 mi
Holdup MountainWNW 285°2,828 m22.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:20
June solstice05:5919:4620:22
September equinox06:5718:3419:07
December solstice07:1016:2717:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394451586675797770594738
Precip in0.40.40.40.30.40.51.71.91.30.90.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bosque DEL Apache, 20 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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