Explosion Rocks Tolar
Explosion Rocks Tolar is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,269 m. Lone Mesa stands 1,502 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tolar, a ghost town 2.1 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2014-11
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
76 named places within 25 miles
- Portrail of Billy the Kid: 13.2 mi
- Portrait of Pat Garrett: 13.2 mi
- Portrait of Barboncito: 13.2 mi
- Portrait of Granado Mucho: 13.2 mi
- Dariland Sign (handpainted, disc-shaped): 13.3 mi
- Taiban Peak: 2.6 mi
- Sand Hill: 6.1 mi
- Candy Mesa: 9.6 mi
- White Mesa: 11.0 mi
- Twin Mesa: 13.1 mi
- The Cap Rock: 4.1 mi
- Charlotte Point: 11.0 mi
- The Mesa: 16.2 mi
- Pacheco Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Fort Sumner Historic Site/Bosque Redondo Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Billy The Kid Museum: 14.9 mi
- Fort Sumner State Monument: 13.4 mi
- Baxter Park: 19.6 mi
- Rodrick Drug Store Historic Site: 15.9 mi
- Sunnyside Springs Historic Marker: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Explosion Rocks Tolar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mesa | NNW 338° | 1,502 m | 14.0 mi |
| The Mesa | SSE 158° | 1,437 m | 17.6 mi |
| Negrohead Butte | SSE 156° | 1,428 m | 19.2 mi |
| Twin Mesa | NW 310° | 1,412 m | 13.1 mi |
| Candy Mesa | WNW 302° | 1,388 m | 9.6 mi |
| White Mesa | S 185° | 1,348 m | 11.0 mi |
| Taiban Peak | WNW 288° | 1,345 m | 2.6 mi |
| Watts Hill | SSW 199° | 1,309 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:35 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:11 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Sumner, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11388867571
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