Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,548 m. South Rattlesnake Butte stands 1,963 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Tater Hill, a peak 3.4 miles away. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
25 named places within 25 miles
- Tater Hill: 3.4 mi
- Merker Hills: 5.3 mi
- Tyler Hill: 9.5 mi
- Cedar Hill: 12.3 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 15.5 mi
- Jack Point: 10.3 mi
- Berry Point: 10.9 mi
- Black Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Yellowbank: 21.7 mi
- Dolores Mission: 23.7 mi
- Santa Fe Trail: 24.2 mi
- Bloom: 4.7 mi
- Apishapa Game Management Area: 13.0 mi
- Timpas Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Dinasour Tracks: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Santa Fe Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Rattlesnake Butte | WNW 286° | 1,963 m | 24.8 mi |
| Cordova Mesa | WSW 255° | 1,926 m | 24.8 mi |
| Flattop Butte | WSW 251° | 1,845 m | 18.7 mi |
| Cone Mountain | WSW 250° | 1,828 m | 18.4 mi |
| Tyler Hill | WSW 253° | 1,767 m | 9.5 mi |
| Blue Hill | WNW 303° | 1,744 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mica Butte | W 264° | 1,743 m | 18.4 mi |
| Brushy Knob | W 260° | 1,734 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 71 | 77 | 74 | 66 | 52 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Junta 17 WSW, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11347802731
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