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Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker

Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker from directly overhead

Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker is a historic site in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,270 m. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cimarron Canyon State Park, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2270 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.55837, -105.12112

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 19
Historic sites: 14
Attractions: 9
  • T-Rex Track: 8.7 mi
  • Homebound Ampitheater: 11.5 mi
  • Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza: 11.8 mi
  • Welcome Wagon: 11.8 mi
  • Covered Wagon: 11.9 mi
Museums: 5
  • Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Old Aztec Mill Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Villa Philmonte: 11.7 mi
  • Kit Carson Museum: 17.0 mi
  • Little Red School House: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Eagle: 7.9 mi
  • The Wonders of Discovery: 11.7 mi
  • Tipi: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Crooked Creek Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Apache Spring: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler PeakW 270°4,011 m16.4 mi
Mount WalterW 271°3,996 m16.3 mi
Old Mike PeakW 267°3,989 m15.9 mi
Simpson PeakW 268°3,953 m16.3 mi
Red DomeW 267°3,868 m14.9 mi
Lew Wallace PeakW 263°3,779 m15.4 mi
Baldy MountainNW 314°3,765 m7.1 mi
Taos ConeW 269°3,729 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:13
June solstice05:4319:4420:23
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:1016:0916:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222634404957626054433223
Precip in0.60.91.31.51.31.12.92.81.61.30.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Nest, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357612220

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