SAN MIGUEL DE VADO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT
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SAN MIGUEL DE VADO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,833 m. Barillas Peak stands 2,844 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is SETTLEMENTS OF THE SAN MIGUEL DEL VADO LAND GRANT, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Historic district in San Miguel del Vado, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q109984256, matched on coordinates and name (176 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- This community was established in 1794 on a Spanish land grant of the same name. Located at the Santa Fe Trail's principal crossing of the Pecos River, it was a port of entry where caravans entering New Mexico stopped to pay customs taxes to the . . .
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 2.2 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Punta de la Mesa de San Juan Jose: 4.2 mi
- Hurtado Mesa: 5.7 mi
- Starvation Peak: 7.0 mi
- Cerrito Amarillo: 7.6 mi
- Mesa Sacatosa: 8.0 mi
- Brazel Park: 17.6 mi
- Pecos National Historical Park: 18.6 mi
- Pecos National Park: 18.7 mi
- Rodriguez Park: 19.5 mi
- South Pacific Park: 20.0 mi
- SETTLEMENTS OF THE SAN MIGUEL DEL VADO LAND GRANT: 0.0 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 9.4 mi
- Ruins of Church Convento at Pecos: 18.6 mi
- ruins of Spanish church at Pecos: 18.6 mi
- Pecos Pueblo South (ruin): 18.7 mi
- Welcome: 19.5 mi
- Big Cola Can: 20.1 mi
- Red Dawn: 20.7 mi
- Star Axis: 21.6 mi
- UWC: 22.2 mi
- Oak Flats: 23.5 mi
- Baker Flat: 23.6 mi
- Fishing Hole: 23.7 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Big Pine: 24.1 mi
- Rough Riders Museum: 20.9 mi
- City of Las Vegas Museum: 20.9 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum: 20.9 mi
- Villanueva State Park: 8.6 mi
- McAllister Lake Wildlife Management Area: 18.6 mi
- Las Ruedas: 14.5 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs: 22.1 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 23.4 mi
- White Bluffs: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of SAN MIGUEL DE VADO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barillas Peak | N 355° | 2,844 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 355° | 2,841 m | 21.1 mi |
| Cerro de Escobas | NW 309° | 2,499 m | 18.9 mi |
| Glorieta Mesa | NW 307° | 2,499 m | 19.7 mi |
| El Barro Peaks | N 5° | 2,491 m | 10.5 mi |
| Rowe Peak | NW 304° | 2,453 m | 17.1 mi |
| Fisher Hill | N 3° | 2,397 m | 14.6 mi |
| Punta Pajarita | WNW 301° | 2,361 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Villanueva, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6577175203
Day trips start here
- Pecos · 19 mi
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