Posi Pueblo
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Posi Pueblo is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,929 m. Picuris Peak stands 3,292 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ojo Caliente Historical Marker, a historic site 0.7 miles away. El Camino Real passes 17 miles off.
The story
Posi-ouinge is an archeological site in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico and Taos County, New Mexico near Ojo Caliente. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 for its information potential.
The Bureau of Land Management reports:Posi-Ouinge, the 'Greenness Pueblo,' is a large prehistoric village dated to the 13th through the 16th centuries AD. The pueblo may have had well over 2,000 rooms, making it one of the largest in the southwest. The village was inhabited by Tewa Indians whose descendants now live near the Rio Grande in the Espanola area. The word 'Tewa' refers to a group of Puebloan inhabitants living along the northern Rio Grande and speaking a similar language. Today, the pueblo lies above the hot springs resort at Ojo Caliente. A short, self-guided hike beginning just west of the Mineral Spring Hotel takes you up onto the river terrace above and then around the site through room blocks and to vistas with beautiful views of the Ojo Caliente valley. Access to the trail is behind the Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort at 50 Los Banos Drive in Ojo Caliente.
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Wikidata Q55138842, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 19.9 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 23.9 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 26.5 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Negro: 2.1 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 2.3 mi
- Mesa Vibora: 3.7 mi
- Cerro Azul: 8.5 mi
- Vallito Peak: 9.6 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 8.0 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 11.3 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 11.8 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 16.0 mi
- Gear Up Graduation Mural: 20.1 mi
- El Rito Historical Marker: 7.9 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 7.9 mi
- Embudo Stream-Gaging Station Historical Marker: 8.3 mi
- Velarde on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 10.7 mi
- Pilar Historical Marker: 15.0 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 0.7 mi
- Poshuoinge: 13.5 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 15.9 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 16.0 mi
- Harding Mine: 16.3 mi
- Delgado Hall Historic Site: 8.1 mi
- SJC: 14.1 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center: 15.0 mi
- Petaca Point: 15.8 mi
- Dawn Treader Stargate Earthship: 20.1 mi
- Rock Spring: 16.5 mi
- Elk Spring: 17.3 mi
- Rancherilla Spring: 17.3 mi
- East Sisneras Spring: 17.4 mi
- Harris Bear Spring: 17.7 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 8.5 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 13.4 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 15.9 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 20.4 mi
- Bond House Museum: 21.3 mi
- Black Mesa: 9.3 mi
- La Mesita: 9.9 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 10.1 mi
- Comanche Rim: 12.4 mi
- Gates of Hell: 15.7 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 14.7 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 21.6 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 22.3 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 22.8 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 23.4 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Posi Pueblo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picuris Peak | E 99° | 3,292 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mogote Peak | NW 314° | 3,048 m | 19.6 mi |
| Kiowa Mountain | N 353° | 2,967 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mogotito | NW 308° | 2,965 m | 18.6 mi |
| Banco Lona | NW 316° | 2,923 m | 18.6 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | WSW 237° | 2,856 m | 22.6 mi |
| Big Rock | N 359° | 2,708 m | 17.9 mi |
| La Sotella | SW 221° | 2,647 m | 19.3 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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