Ghost town · New Mexico
Hopewell
Hopewell is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 3,032 m. Grouse Mesa stands 3,477 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hopewell Lake Day Use Area, a park 0.7 miles away. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
ghost town in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
How to reach it
Coordinates36.70944, -106.24778
96 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 46
- Jawbone Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Burned Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Quartzite Peak: 6.8 mi
- Tusas Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Broke Off Mountain: 7.6 mi
Springs: 21
- Moeller Spring: 1.9 mi
- Yolanda Spring: 5.5 mi
- Butterfly Spring: 6.5 mi
- Ojito Azul: 7.5 mi
- Fifteen Springs: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 13
Nature reserves: 4
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 18.1 mi
- Rio de los Pinos Wildlife Management Area: 18.4 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 20.7 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 24.7 mi
Parks: 3
- Hopewell Lake Day Use Area: 0.7 mi
- Poso Park: 15.8 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 23.3 mi
Museums: 2
- Aldo Leopold House: 15.9 mi
- Davy Museum: 19.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Historic Arroyo Aguaje Bridge: 17.1 mi
- TA Marker: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Brazos Cliffs: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Brazos Falls: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- Bull: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hopewell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grouse Mesa | NW 314° | 3,477 m | 12.2 mi |
| Brazos Peak | NW 313° | 3,440 m | 10.1 mi |
| Canjilon Mountain | SSW 211° | 3,326 m | 11.3 mi |
| San Antonio Mountain | NE 51° | 3,326 m | 16.4 mi |
| Neff Mountain | NNW 335° | 3,318 m | 24.5 mi |
| Osier Mountain | N 350° | 3,272 m | 21.9 mi |
| Peñasco Amarillo | W 267° | 3,233 m | 9.3 mi |
| Jawbone Mountain | N 11° | 3,232 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
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 | 25 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brazos Lodge, 11 mi away.
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