D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker
D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker is a historic site in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,511 m. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a park 0.1 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,511 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 18.0 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 18.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 26.2 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 18 mi
- U S Hill · 23 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Apache Peak: 3.2 mi
- Cieneguilla Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Garcia Peak: 6.1 mi
- Casita de Piedra Peak: 7.1 mi
- Agua Fria Peak: 7.3 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Olympic Park: 4.3 mi
- Enchanted Eagle Park: 8.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area: 10.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 10.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Marker: 8.0 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 8.2 mi
- Palisades Sill: 10.3 mi
- Wheeler Peak Historical Marker: 10.5 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 12.1 mi
- Hlaukwima (South House): 13.9 mi
- Hlauuma (North House): 13.9 mi
- San Geronimo Chapel: 14.0 mi
- Mabel Dodge Luhan House Historic Site: 15.4 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 15.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 8.1 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 15.4 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 15.6 mi
- Bent House Museum: 15.7 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 15.9 mi
- Eagle: 8.0 mi
- Native Art: 15.7 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 15.8 mi
- Red Horse: 16.1 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 18.9 mi
- Apache Spring: 3.6 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 8.2 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 19.1 mi
- Apache Springs: 22.5 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 24.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 6.2 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 9.8 mi
- Palisades: 10.2 mi
- Betty's Bra: 14.4 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- La Vinateria: 14.3 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 14.9 mi
- La Belle: 22.2 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 24.0 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | NW 320° | 4,011 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Walter | NW 321° | 3,996 m | 10.7 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | NW 319° | 3,989 m | 9.6 mi |
| Simpson Peak | NW 318° | 3,953 m | 10.0 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | NW 312° | 3,929 m | 11.3 mi |
| Red Dome | NW 324° | 3,868 m | 9.1 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | NW 305° | 3,848 m | 11.3 mi |
| Kachina Peak | NW 315° | 3,804 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Angel Fire 1S, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357611940
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