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Pueblo of San Ildefonso Historic Marker

Pueblo of San Ildefonso Historic Marker, a historic site in New Mexico
Pueblo of San Ildefonso Historic Marker, a historic site in New MexicoMARELBU · CC BY 3.0

Pueblo of San Ildefonso Historic Marker is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,713 m. Chicoma Mountain stands 3,517 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Maria Montoya Martinez Historic Marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. High Road to Taos passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49546658, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Inscription
In the 1500s, migrants from the Pajarito Plateau joined their Tewa-speaking relatives at San Ildefonso. The pueblo is famous as the home of the late María Martínez and other makers of polished black pottery. The modern church, a replica of that of . . .

How to reach it

Coordinates35.88145, -106.11753

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Peaks
  • La Mesita: 2.3 mi
  • Otowi Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Black Mesa: 2.8 mi
  • Mesita de Los Alamos: 8.1 mi
  • Popawi: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 29
Gardens: 17
Springs: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Northlake Picnic ground: 13.2 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Camp May: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Hyde Park Falls: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Pueblo of San Ildefonso Historic Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chicoma MountainWNW 300°3,517 m17.3 mi
Caballo MountainWNW 290°3,200 m14.7 mi
Pajarito MountainW 272°3,176 m15.9 mi
Cerro RubioWNW 286°3,169 m16.5 mi
Cerro GrandeW 267°3,098 m16.6 mi
Shell MountainWNW 287°3,098 m16.9 mi
Sawyer MesaWSW 257°2,678 m17.9 mi
La SotellaNNW 327°2,647 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:4919:4720:25
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1216:1516:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323844515969747164524131

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Espanola, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/6402054887

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