Paraje
Paraje is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,360 m. West Blue Mountain stands 3,145 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Canta Recio, a ghost town 1.5 miles away. El Camino Real passes 6.4 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
ghost town in New Mexico, United States
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 24.3 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dabbler Deck · 19 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 20 mi
- Flight Deck · 20 mi
84 named places within 25 miles
- Fra Cristobal Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Black Hill: 7.5 mi
- Bottle Hill: 8.4 mi
- Mesa del Contadero Peak: 9.2 mi
- Jornada del Muerto Volcano: 11.1 mi
- Deer Springs: 17.1 mi
- San Jose 'spring: 18.1 mi
- Aragon Spring: 20.0 mi
- Questa Spring: 21.1 mi
- San Mateo Spring: 21.2 mi
- Canta Recio: 1.5 mi
- Contadero: 7.6 mi
- Alamocita: 19.0 mi
- Zapata: 19.0 mi
- San Ygnacio de la Alamosa: 19.0 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 8.0 mi
- White Cliffs: 16.6 mi
- Red Cliff: 19.9 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Northbound: 6.5 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound: 6.5 mi
- Alamosa Ranch House and Blacksmith Shop Historic Site: 19.2 mi
- Long Point: 23.5 mi
- Camino de Sueños: 6.1 mi
- Garcia Falls: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Paraje. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Blue Mountain | WNW 289° | 3,145 m | 23.6 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WNW 288° | 3,135 m | 23.0 mi |
| Vicks Peak | W 269° | 3,126 m | 21.7 mi |
| San Mateo Mountain | W 271° | 3,089 m | 22.6 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | W 280° | 3,082 m | 21.9 mi |
| Apache Kid Peak | WNW 286° | 3,065 m | 21.4 mi |
| Teepee Peak | WNW 290° | 3,029 m | 23.0 mi |
| Holdup Mountain | WNW 284° | 2,828 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:34 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:27 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bosque DEL Apache, 20 mi away.
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