Elfego Baca Monument
Elfego Baca Monument is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,761 m. Bearwallow Mountain stands 3,031 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pollies Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Elfego Baca 1865-1945 "I will show the Texans there is at least one Mexican in the county who is not afraid of an American cowboy" Elfego Baca - 1884
How to reach it
- 23.5 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pollies Spring: 0.9 mi
- Negrito Spring: 2.5 mi
- Canovas Spring: 2.6 mi
- Hudson Spring: 2.7 mi
- Hightower Spring: 3.0 mi
- Higgins Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Dry Mesa: 4.1 mi
- Jon S Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Mess Box Mesa: 5.8 mi
- Monument Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Dangerous Park: 13.3 mi
- Yequas Park: 13.5 mi
- N Bar Park: 18.9 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 19.7 mi
- Tige Rim: 19.2 mi
- Windy Point: 23.2 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 21.9 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Elfego Baca Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearwallow Mountain | SSE 164° | 3,031 m | 18.9 mi |
| Corner Mountain | SSE 159° | 3,030 m | 17.8 mi |
| Eagle Peak | ESE 103° | 2,970 m | 10.7 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | E 101° | 2,948 m | 11.0 mi |
| Wagontongue Mountain | ENE 57° | 2,723 m | 19.3 mi |
| Apache Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,702 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bishop Peak | NW 319° | 2,700 m | 17.9 mi |
| John Kerr Peak | ENE 69° | 2,681 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:53 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:33 | 17:11 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1091366341
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