Colorado Plateau Historic Marker
Colorado Plateau Historic Marker is a historic site in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,672 m. Ruiz Peak stands 2,778 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is White Mesa, a peak 1.3 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,672 m
- Inscription
- From this point, the Colorado Plateau extends across northwestern New Mexico into northeastern Arizona, southeastern Utah, and southwestern Colorado. A colorful landscape of mesas, and canyons, is underlain by natural mineral, oil, and gas resources . . .
How to reach it
- On the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 21.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.9 mi off the Corrales Road
- 21.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 8 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 23 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 23 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- White Mesa: 1.3 mi
- Red Mesa: 3.2 mi
- Mesa Cuchilla: 3.9 mi
- Cerrito Negro: 4.5 mi
- Cucho Mesa: 5.0 mi
- Ojito Wilderness Study Area: 9.2 mi
- Mariposa Park: 14.7 mi
- Monarch Park: 15.1 mi
- Roadrunner Park: 15.9 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 16.7 mi
- White Mesa: 4.1 mi
- Hoodoos: 4.2 mi
- Petroglyphs: 6.9 mi
- Replica of a prehistoric Jerez fieldhouse: 7.6 mi
- Walatoa Slot Canyon: 8.1 mi
- Pueblo of Zia Historic Marker: 6.0 mi
- PUEBLO OF JÉMEZ HISTORIC MARKER: 7.6 mi
- NEW MEXICO HISTORIC WOMEN MARKER INITIATIVE HISTORIC MARKER: 7.6 mi
- PUEBLO OF SANTA ANA Historic Marker: 13.4 mi
- Jemez Historic Site: 16.8 mi
- Spanish Queen Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Jemez Canyon Dam Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 20.9 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 21.2 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 21.8 mi
- Holy Ghost Spring: 13.4 mi
- McCauley Warm Spring: 20.9 mi
- Jones Canyon Spring: 23.9 mi
- Ojo Frio: 23.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 21.8 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 21.8 mi
- Jones Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 23.6 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 8.1 mi
- Bear Jump: 21.1 mi
- Rams: 21.4 mi
- Marian Shrine: 22.0 mi
- Cabezon: 17.2 mi
- Jemez Falls: 20.9 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 22.6 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 22.9 mi
- Corrales Historical Society: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Colorado Plateau Historic Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruiz Peak | NE 52° | 2,778 m | 18.4 mi |
| Cerro del Pino | NE 38° | 2,752 m | 18.1 mi |
| Pajarito Peak | NNW 342° | 2,749 m | 10.2 mi |
| Cerro la Jara | ENE 56° | 2,711 m | 19.1 mi |
| Tres Cerros | NE 56° | 2,709 m | 17.6 mi |
| Joaquin Mesa | N 357° | 2,590 m | 14.8 mi |
| Bear Springs Peak | ENE 60° | 2,472 m | 15.9 mi |
| Borrego Mesa | NE 48° | 2,415 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:19 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jemez Springs, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357612100
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- Bernalillo · 23 mi
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