Isidro Baca Park Veterans' Memorial
Isidro Baca Park Veterans' Memorial is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,407 m. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Isidro Baca Park Marker, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Inscription
- "Let us Never Forget"
How to reach it
- On the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
- On the El Camino Real, National
- 3.1 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flight Deck · 17 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 18 mi
- Dabbler Deck · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Socorro Peak (East): 4.0 mi
- Socorro Peak (West): 4.1 mi
- Pueblo Point: 4.3 mi
- Black Mountain (South): 5.7 mi
- Black Mountain (West): 6.1 mi
- Cook Spring: 2.7 mi
- Socorro Spring: 2.8 mi
- Sedillo Spring: 2.9 mi
- Bursum Spring: 5.5 mi
- Chupadera Spring: 5.7 mi
- World War II Bataan Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Jumbo Fragment: 0.1 mi
- Texas Volunteers Memorial: 0.9 mi
- NM School of Mines World War II Memorial: 0.9 mi
- New Mexico Tech Land Donors Plaque: 0.9 mi
- Isidro Baca Park Marker: 0.0 mi
- Socorro History Wheel: 0.1 mi
- M Mountain Mural: 0.1 mi
- Searching for an Oasis: 0.2 mi
- Crane Mural: 0.3 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 0.6 mi
- Socorro Peak "M": 3.9 mi
- Mancy Mine: 7.8 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 10.3 mi
- Clemens Ranch House Historic Site: 18.0 mi
- School of Mines Heritage Park: 0.3 mi
- West Place Park: 0.4 mi
- Sedillo Park: 1.0 mi
- NMT Alumni Hill Park: 1.0 mi
- Socorro Gun Range: 8.2 mi
- Hammel Museum: 0.5 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 1.0 mi
- Box Car Museum: 20.5 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 1.0 mi
- López Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 2.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Isidro Baca Park Veterans' Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldy | WSW 255° | 3,279 m | 17.5 mi |
| Timber Peak | WSW 251° | 3,181 m | 16.2 mi |
| North Baldy | W 269° | 3,003 m | 16.5 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | W 279° | 2,773 m | 17.2 mi |
| Buck Peak | WSW 250° | 2,764 m | 14.5 mi |
| North Peak | W 279° | 2,763 m | 17.2 mi |
| Italian Peak | WSW 239° | 2,752 m | 17.2 mi |
| Molino Peak | WSW 240° | 2,701 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
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 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5346084152
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