Ghost town · New Mexico
Yankee
Yankee is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,145 m. Fishers Peak stands 2,920 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Mesa, a peak 2.3 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 5.9 miles off.
Ghost town in Colfax County, New Mexico
How to reach it
Coordinates36.94580, -104.32808
- 5.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 18.2 mi off the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Johnson Mesa: 2.3 mi
- Horse Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Horse Shoe Mesa: 3.7 mi
- Little Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Barela Mesa: 3.8 mi
Parks: 20
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 3.0 mi
- Sugarite Canyon: 3.6 mi
- Romero Park: 6.2 mi
- Optimist Park East: 6.5 mi
- Ripley Park: 6.7 mi
Museums: 9
- Raton Museum: 6.9 mi
- Scouting Museum: 7.0 mi
- Baca Pioneer Museum: 18.2 mi
- Trinidad History Museum: 18.2 mi
- A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art: 18.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Coal Camp Ruins: 2.9 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 3.0 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 9.4 mi
- The Ludlow Massacre: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 3
- north finial: 6.9 mi
- south finial: 6.9 mi
- Raton: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- Star: 7.1 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Fishers Peak State Park: 11.4 mi
- Trinidad Lake State Park: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Prestons Point: 13.9 mi
- Prospect Point: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- El Moro Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Trinchera Falls: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Yankee. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishers Peak | NW 325° | 2,920 m | 12.9 mi |
| Fishers Peak Mesa | NW 324° | 2,887 m | 11.5 mi |
| Little Fishers Peak Mesa | NNW 331° | 2,747 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bartlett Mesa | WNW 298° | 2,709 m | 6.6 mi |
| Burro Mesa | N 353° | 2,666 m | 7.1 mi |
| Horse Mesa | NNW 345° | 2,662 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bobblers Knob | NW 312° | 2,661 m | 5.5 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | S 181° | 2,636 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Maloya, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
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