Official Scenic Historic Marker
Official Scenic Historic Marker is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,036 m. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tajique, a peak 2.8 miles away. Salt Missions Trail runs past it. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Inscription
- TAJIQUE The pueblo-mission of San Miguel de Tajique was established in the 1620s. In the 1670s, famine, disease and Apache raids caused the abandonment of the Jurisdiccion de las Salinas (1598-1678) which included Tajique. Modern occupation of Tajique beg
How to reach it
- On the Salt Missions Trail
- 17.6 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
- 21.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.8 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Rock Overlook · 25 mi
- Bet's Rock · 25 mi
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 25 mi
131 named places within 25 miles
- Red Canyon Picnic Grounds: 11.5 mi
- Hockett Park: 12.8 mi
- Arthur Park: 12.9 mi
- Chavez Memorial Park: 16.0 mi
- Ranger Station Picnic Ground: 16.3 mi
- Forth of July Spring: 6.1 mi
- Albuquerque Trail Spring: 6.1 mi
- Upper Fourth of July Spring: 6.7 mi
- Laror dee Ojo del Indio: 7.1 mi
- Cave Spring: 7.1 mi
- Tajique: 2.8 mi
- Cerro Blanco: 6.3 mi
- Capilla Peak: 7.4 mi
- Mosca Peak: 7.6 mi
- Cerrito del Llano: 7.8 mi
- Estancia Historic Marker: 13.2 mi
- Stephen A. Sandlin Memorial Plaque: 16.2 mi
- Mountainair Historic Marker: 16.6 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 22.0 mi
- Memorial of Perpetual Tears: 22.3 mi
- Painted Pig Tank: 13.8 mi
- New Mexico Zia: 16.3 mi
- Musical Highway: 23.2 mi
- Luis Garcia: 23.3 mi
- Happy Firetruck: 23.9 mi
- Quarai Museum: 10.9 mi
- Moriarty Historical Society Museum: 22.0 mi
- US Southwest Soaring Museum: 22.8 mi
- Lewis Auto Museum: 22.9 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 22.9 mi
- Carolino Canyon Reservation Area: 16.1 mi
- Salinas National Monument Headquarters Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Oak Flat Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Deadman Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Pine Flat Picnic Site: 18.3 mi
- Berkshire Hotel Historic Site: 13.2 mi
- McCall's Pumpkin Patch: 21.9 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 22.6 mi
- Travertine Falls: 24.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzano Peak | SW 219° | 3,060 m | 14.4 mi |
| Gallo Peak | SW 227° | 3,047 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bosque Peak | W 276° | 2,929 m | 8.1 mi |
| North Bosque Peak | W 278° | 2,909 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mosca Peak | WNW 302° | 2,890 m | 7.6 mi |
| Guadalupe Peak | WNW 302° | 2,873 m | 8.3 mi |
| Capilla Peak | WSW 241° | 2,852 m | 7.4 mi |
| Osha Peak | SW 234° | 2,824 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 52 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainair 8NW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9276270379
Day trips start here
- Central New Mexico · 12 mi
- Edgewood · 22 mi
- Cedar Crest · 25 mi
- Los Lunas · 26 mi
- Belen · 28 mi
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