SETTLEMENTS OF THE SAN MIGUEL DEL VADO LAND GRANT
SETTLEMENTS OF THE SAN MIGUEL DEL VADO LAND GRANT 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 SAN MIGUEL DE VADO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
unincorporated community in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
Wikidata Q65089632, matched on coordinates and name (101 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Soon after the Spanish Government approved the settlement of the San Miguel del Vado land grant in 1794, settlements such as San Miguel, Puertecito, San Jose, Las Mulas, Entranosa, Guzano, Bernal, La Questa and El Pueblo were established along 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
- Baca-Korte House Historic Site: 19.8 mi
- R: 20.4 mi
- Don Benigno Romero House Historic Site: 20.5 mi
- Eugenio Gatignole House Historic Site: 20.5 mi
- Romaine Fielding and Tom Mix Studio Historic Site: 20.5 mi
- Brazel Park: 17.6 mi
- Pecos National Historical Park: 18.6 mi
- Pecos National Park: 18.7 mi
- Pecos Historical Marker: 19.0 mi
- Rodriguez Park: 19.5 mi
- SAN MIGUEL DE VADO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT: 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 SETTLEMENTS OF THE SAN MIGUEL DEL VADO LAND GRANT. 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 | 19.8 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/6577175204
Day trips start here
- Pecos · 19 mi
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