Tolar
Tolar is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,288 m. Lone Mesa stands 1,502 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Explosion Rocks Tolar, a historic site 2.1 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
ghost Town in New Mexico, United States
How to reach it
- 22.5 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
76 named places within 25 miles
- Portrail of Billy the Kid: 15.3 mi
- Portrait of Pat Garrett: 15.3 mi
- Portrait of Barboncito: 15.3 mi
- Portrait of Granado Mucho: 15.3 mi
- Dariland Sign (handpainted, disc-shaped): 15.4 mi
- Taiban Peak: 4.6 mi
- Sand Hill: 7.5 mi
- Candy Mesa: 11.4 mi
- White Mesa: 11.5 mi
- Twin Mesa: 14.8 mi
- The Cap Rock: 6.0 mi
- Charlotte Point: 12.1 mi
- The Mesa: 15.4 mi
- Pacheco Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Explosion Rocks Tolar: 2.1 mi
- Sunnyside Springs Historic Marker: 18.1 mi
- Fort Sumner Historic Site/Bosque Redondo Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Billy The Kid Museum: 17.0 mi
- Fort Sumner State Monument: 15.5 mi
- Baxter Park: 17.5 mi
- Rodrick Drug Store Historic Site: 17.9 mi
- Añal: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tolar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mesa | NNW 330° | 1,502 m | 14.8 mi |
| The Mesa | SSE 164° | 1,437 m | 17.0 mi |
| Negrohead Butte | SSE 162° | 1,428 m | 18.5 mi |
| Twin Mesa | NW 304° | 1,412 m | 14.8 mi |
| Candy Mesa | WNW 296° | 1,388 m | 11.4 mi |
| White Mesa | SSW 196° | 1,348 m | 11.5 mi |
| Taiban Peak | W 279° | 1,345 m | 4.6 mi |
| Watts Hill | SSW 205° | 1,309 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:35 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:11 | 16:50 |
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 | 40 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Sumner, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
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