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Official Scenic Historic Marker

Official Scenic Historic Marker from directly overhead

Official Scenic Historic Marker is a historic site in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,003 m. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the south-southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hilton House, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Quebradas Back Country Byway passes 19 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2003 m
Inscription
MAGDALENA FAULT The Magdalena Mountains to the west are topped by South Baldy at 10,783 feet;Magdalena Peak at 8,152 feet. La Jencia plain to the east is bisected by Water Canyon three miles below this marker. The bench along the edge of the . . .
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Coordinates34.12127, -107.23185

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 35
  • Hell Canyon Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Upper Garcia Canyon Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Garcia Canyon Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Strozzi su Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Agua Fria Spring: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 16
  • EMRTC Rattlesnake: 18.3 mi
  • Bell: 18.3 mi
  • Passage of the Earth and the Sky: 18.9 mi
  • "The Past", "The Present", and "The Future": 19.0 mi
  • The Desert Maiden: 19.0 mi
Historic sites: 14
Attractions: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • Sandbar Riverine Park: 20.9 mi
  • 1: 23.2 mi
  • 2: 23.2 mi
  • 3: 23.2 mi
  • 4: 23.2 mi
Parks: 8
  • Langmuir Research Site: 12.9 mi
  • NMT Alumni Hill Park: 18.9 mi
  • Sedillo Park: 19.5 mi
  • West Place Park: 19.5 mi
  • School of Mines Heritage Park: 19.7 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 3
  • López Rose Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Brown Hall Rose Garden: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Hells Mesa: 13.0 mi
  • Mesa Cencerro: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Official Scenic Historic Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South BaldySSE 164°3,279 m9.3 mi
Timber PeakSSE 157°3,181 m10.7 mi
Mount WithingtonSW 221°3,077 m22.1 mi
Tower PeakSW 219°3,026 m22.6 mi
North BaldySSE 149°3,003 m5.7 mi
A-L PeakSW 222°2,940 m19.6 mi
Ladrón PeakNNE 21°2,780 m23.2 mi
Tip Top MountainSE 127°2,773 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4819:21
June solstice05:5919:4720:24
September equinox06:5818:3419:07
December solstice07:1216:2617:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384451586674777569574637
Precip in0.30.30.50.30.40.42.42.11.30.90.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, 20 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357612522

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