Santa Fe Trail Cimarron Route
Santa Fe Trail Cimarron Route is a historic site in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 1,479 m. Rabbit Ear Mountain stands 1,844 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Old Fort Nichols, a historic site 4.8 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Inscription
- 1994 Santa Fe Trail Cimarron Route, 1822–1880. Marker by the High Plains chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Oklahoma.
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 106.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
32 named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Hill: 13.6 mi
- Red Hill: 15.4 mi
- Robbers Roost Peak: 16.0 mi
- Castle Rock Pillar: 16.8 mi
- Independence Arch: 17.5 mi
- Petrified Log Exhibit: 10.8 mi
- Herzstein Memorial Museum Historic Site: 21.1 mi
- Eklund Hotel Historic Site: 21.1 mi
- Union County Courthouse Historic Site: 21.3 mi
- Site of Old Fort Nichols: 4.8 mi
- Old Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker: 11.8 mi
- Black Mesa: 14.7 mi
- Rita Blanca Wildlife Management Area: 12.4 mi
- Felt Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Trackways: 19.4 mi
- Kenton Museum: 12.9 mi
- Black Mesa Nature Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Autograph Cliff: 21.1 mi
- Thompson Grove Picnic Ground: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Santa Fe Trail Cimarron Route. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbit Ear Mountain | SW 226° | 1,844 m | 18.7 mi |
| Rabbit Ear Mesa | SW 226° | 1,833 m | 18.7 mi |
| Bible Top Butte | SW 231° | 1,723 m | 21.5 mi |
| Peacock Hill | WNW 302° | 1,617 m | 24.2 mi |
| Lookout Hill | WSW 253° | 1,606 m | 13.6 mi |
| Black Mesa | NNW 339° | 1,597 m | 20.5 mi |
| Big Canyon Mesa | NNW 346° | 1,537 m | 19.4 mi |
| Middle Mesa | N 350° | 1,514 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:36 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kenton, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3259351156
Day trips start here
- Boise City · 27 mi
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