Historic site · New Mexico

Ojo Caliente Historical Marker

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.

About

The story

park in Taos County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49534821, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 1905 m

Getting there

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Coordinates36.30328, -106.04575

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

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

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

Artworks29

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

Parks22

Embudo Stream-Gaging Station Historical Marker: 8.2 mi
El Rito Historical Marker: 8.3 mi
Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 8.4 mi
Velarde on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 10.7 mi
Pilar Historical Marker: 14.5 mi

Attractions18

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

Historic sites17

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

Springs17

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

Museums9

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

Cliffs6

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

Rest areas2

Quartzite River Access: 14.2 mi
Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 20.9 mi

Nature reserves2

Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 21.8 mi
New Mexico Wildlife Center: 23.1 mi

Picnic sites1

Northlake Picnic ground: 23.5 mi

Hot springs1

Black Rock Hot Spring: 24.3 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 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
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
La Sotella	SW 222°	2,647 m	19.9 mi

Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357612236

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