New Mexico State Historic Marker
New Mexico State Historic Marker is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,178 m. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Roy T. Herman's Garage, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.5 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- On the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 28.4 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
112 named places within 25 miles
- Castle Rock: 2.4 mi
- Pig Face Rock: 2.4 mi
- Mount Powell: 4.5 mi
- San Antonio Hill: 6.3 mi
- Barometer Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Carvco Spring: 12.5 mi
- Red Willow Spring: 12.7 mi
- Owl Spring: 14.0 mi
- Bear Spring: 14.0 mi
- Sixmile Spring: 15.1 mi
- Long Park: 11.4 mi
- McGaffey Camp and Picnic Grounds: 17.1 mi
- Ft Wingate Veteran's Park: 18.7 mi
- Red Rock Park: 23.8 mi
- Red Rock State Park: 24.0 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 0.5 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 17.0 mi
- Hoodoos: 23.8 mi
- Church Rock: 23.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain Rim: 12.5 mi
- Punta Burro: 22.6 mi
- Jim Point: 23.4 mi
- Los Gigantes: 24.0 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 9.4 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 12.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 16.7 mi
- Fort Wingate Historical Marker: 18.6 mi
- Fort Wingate Army Depot: 22.1 mi
- Red Rock Musuem: 24.1 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 24.5 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 18.7 mi
- Jesus: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of New Mexico State Historic Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sedgwick | SSE 156° | 2,819 m | 17.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,777 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Powell | NNW 346° | 2,653 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hosta Butte | N 7° | 2,628 m | 12.8 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | SSE 153° | 2,625 m | 14.1 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | SSE 152° | 2,528 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mesa de Jaramillo | ENE 70° | 2,498 m | 19.6 mi |
| Big Point | NE 40° | 2,495 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:25 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thoreau 12 SE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10299323746
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