Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,237 m. Timber Mountain stands 2,291 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hatch Historical Marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. El Camino Real runs past it. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
human settlement in New Mexico, United States of America
How to reach it
- On the El Camino Real, National
- 18.4 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
57 named places within 25 miles
- Peloncillo Peak: 5.4 mi
- Sierra Alta: 7.1 mi
- Redhouse Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Twin Hills: 7.8 mi
- Piña Peak: 8.0 mi
- Jornado del Muerto Historical Marker: 5.2 mi
- Rincon Community Park: 5.2 mi
- Fort Selden State Monument: 18.5 mi
- Fort Selden State Monument Historical Marker: 18.5 mi
- Bartlett-Garcia Conde Initial Survey Point Historical Marker: 18.8 mi
- Teako's Giants of Hatch: 0.0 mi
- Lucero Wash petroglyphs: 19.8 mi
- Lake Valley: 24.3 mi
- Unknown Arch: 25.0 mi
- Hatch Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
- Mormon Battalion Historical Marker: 5.1 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 21.9 mi
- Nutt: 18.4 mi
- Aleman: 24.0 mi
- Lake Valley: 24.4 mi
- Rincon Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 5.2 mi
- Uvas Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.7 mi
- Derry Warm Spring: 11.6 mi
- Libby Spring: 14.9 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Southbound: 15.5 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Northbound: 15.7 mi
- North Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- South Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Village of Hatch Museum: 0.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Santa Barbara. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Mountain | NNW 348° | 2,291 m | 21.1 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NNW 347° | 2,240 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mesa Azur | S 183° | 2,002 m | 11.8 mi |
| Magdalena Peak | S 184° | 1,984 m | 12.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Peak | S 189° | 1,954 m | 11.5 mi |
| Red House Mountain | N 3° | 1,873 m | 8.4 mi |
| Sibley Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,861 m | 23.1 mi |
| Tailholt Mountain | S 175° | 1,838 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:44 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:30 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caballo DAM, 18 mi away.
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