Stern Post Office (ruins)
Stern Post Office (ruins) is a historic site in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,295 m. Mount Walter stands 3,996 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Mesa, a peak 1.7 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,295 m
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 28.5 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilson Mesa: 1.7 mi
- Hart Peak: 4.2 mi
- Stony Point: 4.5 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Touch-Me-Not Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 7.7 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area: 8.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 8.6 mi
- Enchanted Eagle Park: 11.6 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 13.8 mi
- French Henry Mill: 5.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker: 6.7 mi
- Ring Town: 6.8 mi
- Ponil Park: 7.0 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 7.1 mi
- T-Rex Track: 7.8 mi
- Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza: 13.8 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 15.6 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 15.6 mi
- Covered Wagon: 15.7 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 11.3 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 13.9 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 15.5 mi
- Little Red School House: 17.4 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 21.7 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 8.9 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 12.2 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 12.5 mi
- Eagle: 11.7 mi
- Tipi: 14.0 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 15.6 mi
- Palisades: 8.6 mi
- Betty's Bra: 15.6 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 16.1 mi
- Apache Spring: 18.9 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Stern Post Office (ruins). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Walter | WSW 251° | 3,996 m | 18.9 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | WSW 247° | 3,989 m | 18.9 mi |
| Red Dome | WSW 247° | 3,868 m | 18.0 mi |
| Little Costilla Peak | NNW 330° | 3,825 m | 14.4 mi |
| Lew Wallace Peak | WSW 244° | 3,779 m | 18.8 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | WSW 257° | 3,765 m | 6.8 mi |
| Taos Cone | WSW 247° | 3,729 m | 17.0 mi |
| Fraser Mountain | WSW 256° | 3,701 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Nest, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357615555
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