Cimarron Canyon
Cimarron Canyon is a historic site in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,032 m. Baldy Mountain stands 3,765 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Antelope Mesa, a peak 1.2 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 3.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2032 m
- Inscription
- You are now at the Great Plains-Rocky Mountain boundary. The Cimarron Range, one of the easternmost ranges of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in this part of New Mexico. Elevation 6,800 feet.
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 15.4 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 5 mi
- Base Camp View · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Antelope Mesa: 1.2 mi
- Slate Hill: 2.2 mi
- Deer Lake Mesa: 2.7 mi
- Window Rock: 4.4 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 4.5 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Historical Marker: 4.3 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 4.3 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 8.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 8.9 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 5.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker: 7.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 7.8 mi
- Palisades Sill: 9.0 mi
- Stern Post Office (ruins): 10.5 mi
- Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza: 4.2 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 5.1 mi
- T-Rex Track: 5.1 mi
- Covered Wagon: 5.2 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 5.2 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 4.1 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 5.0 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 11.4 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 14.9 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 22.7 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 9.7 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 13.9 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 14.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 24.9 mi
- Tipi: 4.2 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 5.2 mi
- Eagle: 15.2 mi
- Betty's Bra: 6.8 mi
- Palisades: 9.2 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 11.1 mi
- Apache Spring: 20.1 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Cimarron Canyon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | WNW 301° | 3,765 m | 14.3 mi |
| Taos Cone | W 276° | 3,729 m | 21.4 mi |
| Touch-Me-Not Mountain | WNW 289° | 3,670 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Phillips | WSW 251° | 3,553 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | WSW 250° | 3,550 m | 9.6 mi |
| Tolby Peak | WSW 257° | 3,513 m | 10.5 mi |
| Comanche Peak | WSW 250° | 3,445.2 m | 8.9 mi |
| Taos Peak | W 280° | 3,430 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cimarron 4 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12230410012
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