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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 1,752 m. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Sand Spring, a spring 3.2 miles away. Abo Pass Trail runs past it. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Abó Pass Trail Cutting through the southern edge of the Manzano Mountains, this area has always been an important trade route. The trail linked Abó and the Salinas pueblos to the Rio Grande Pueblos, fostering trade of beans, cotton, buffalo meat and salt
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.43107, -106.45400
Around it

95 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Springs: 26
  • Little Sand Spring: 3.2 mi
  • La Casa Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Monte De Abajo Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Ojo Barreras Spring: 10.6 mi
Parks: 13
Historic sites: 8
  • OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 4.6 mi
  • Mountainair Historic Marker: 13.0 mi
  • Stephen A. Sandlin Memorial Plaque: 13.5 mi
  • Don Pat Mill: 17.2 mi
  • Tomasino Mill: 17.6 mi
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
  • New Mexico Zia: 13.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manzano PeakN 2°3,060 m11.1 mi
Gallo PeakN 3°3,047 m14.3 mi
Bosque PeakN 3°2,929 m23.2 mi
North Bosque PeakN 3°2,909 m23.5 mi
Capilla PeakN 9°2,852 m18.9 mi
Osha PeakN 5°2,824 m16.5 mi
Cerro BlancoN 8°2,551 m24.6 mi
Whiteface MountainWSW 242°2,294 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4519:18
June solstice05:5519:4520:22
September equinox06:5518:3119:04
December solstice07:0916:2117:00

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946526070737165554335
Precip in0.60.40.70.40.70.92.52.41.71.20.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainair, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8398026903

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