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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 modelled elevation of 1,526 m. Willow Mountain stands 3,283 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Canyon Spring, a spring 2.9 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
MOGOLLON;The mountains and the town were named for Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollón, governor of New Mexico from 1712 to 1715. The name also is applied to the Pueblo Indians who abandoned the area in the early 1400s. These mountains were inhabited by Apaches
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Coordinates33.36327, -108.90151

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
Parks: 10
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 13.1 mi
  • Graves: 18.9 mi
  • Ruins: 24.6 mi
  • Ruins: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 1
  • Mogollon Museum: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sardine Falls: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Willow MountainE 94°3,283 m12.9 mi
Sacaton MountainESE 117°3,250 m13.8 mi
Black MountainESE 109°3,241 m14.1 mi
Grouse MountainESE 102°3,081 m11.0 mi
Indian PeakESE 106°3,061 m13.4 mi
Windy PointESE 118°2,992 m12.6 mi
Holt MountainESE 123°2,981 m8.6 mi
West BaldyESE 123°2,979 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:28
June solstice06:0719:5220:29
September equinox07:0418:4119:14
December solstice07:1616:3517:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404348546271757368584740
Precip in1.41.30.90.40.70.63.02.82.01.31.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10912839687

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