Ojo Caliente Historical Marker
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Ojo Caliente Historical Marker is a historic site in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,905 m. Picuris Peak stands 3,292 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Posi Pueblo, a historic site 0.7 miles away. El Camino Real passes 17 miles off.
The story
Park in Taos County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49534821, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,905 m
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 19.6 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 24.4 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Colorado: 2.3 mi
- Cerro Negro: 2.6 mi
- Mesa Vibora: 3.1 mi
- Cerro Azul: 7.9 mi
- La Mesita: 9.7 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 8.4 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 11.0 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 11.5 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 16.6 mi
- Gear Up Graduation Mural: 20.4 mi
- Posi Pueblo: 0.7 mi
- Poshuoinge: 14.2 mi
- Harding Mine: 15.9 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 16.6 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 16.6 mi
- Rock Spring: 16.9 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 17.1 mi
- Elk Spring: 17.6 mi
- East Sisneras Spring: 17.7 mi
- Rancherilla Spring: 17.7 mi
- Delgado Hall Historic Site: 8.5 mi
- SJC: 14.4 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center: 14.5 mi
- Petaca Point: 15.2 mi
- Dawn Treader Stargate Earthship: 19.4 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 8.4 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 13.7 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 16.5 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 20.0 mi
- Bond House Museum: 21.7 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 8.4 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 15.5 mi
- OO Health and Education Faciliy: 18.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 21.4 mi
- Valdez Park: 21.4 mi
- Black Mesa: 9.6 mi
- La Mesita: 9.7 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 9.8 mi
- Comanche Rim: 11.8 mi
- Gates of Hell: 16.2 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 14.2 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 20.9 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 21.8 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 23.1 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 23.5 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Ojo Caliente Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picuris Peak | E 100° | 3,292 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mogote Peak | NW 312° | 3,048 m | 19.8 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | NNW 342° | 2,994 m | 23.6 mi |
| Kiowa Mountain | N 352° | 2,967 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mogotito | NW 306° | 2,965 m | 18.9 mi |
| Banco Lona | NW 315° | 2,923 m | 18.8 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | WSW 237° | 2,856 m | 23.2 mi |
| Big Rock | N 357° | 2,708 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
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 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Rito, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357612236
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