STRIKE VALLEYS HISTORIC MARKER
STRIKE VALLEYS HISTORIC MARKER is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,207 m. Truchas Peak stands 3,975 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Emiteria "Matie" Martinez Robinson Viles Historic Marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Santa Fe Trail runs past it. 141 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Between Sapello and Mora, State Road 3 follows a narrow strike valley eroded into soft shake between ridges of resistant sandstone called hogbacks, both the result of uplift of the Rocky Mountains. To the east stretch the Great Plains, and to the . . .
How to reach it
- On the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 20.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
141 named places within 25 miles
- Cerro de la Cruz: 3.5 mi
- Riner Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Capulin Hill: 6.4 mi
- Eagle Peak: 10.2 mi
- Hermit Peak: 11.1 mi
- Montezuma Hotel Complex Historic Site: 11.4 mi
- Mora Lounge: 12.0 mi
- John Doherty House Historic Site: 12.0 mi
- Garcia House Historic Site: 12.0 mi
- Daniel Cassidy House Historic Site: 12.0 mi
- Hermits Peak Historical Marker: 11.1 mi
- Strike Valley Historical Marker: 11.6 mi
- Baker Flat Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Camp Maximiliano Luna Historical Marker: 13.8 mi
- Hanna Park: 13.8 mi
- Emiteria "Matie" Martinez Robinson Viles Historic Marker: 0.0 mi
- HERMIT'S PEAK HISTORIC MARKER: 5.4 mi
- Montezuma Castle: 11.4 mi
- The Historic Serf Theatre Hall: 15.5 mi
- Jamie Koch: 24.5 mi
- Storrie Zia: 11.4 mi
- Dwan Light Sanctuary: 11.5 mi
- UWC: 11.5 mi
- Red Dawn: 15.5 mi
- Welcome: 16.7 mi
- Cleveland Roller Mill Museum: 13.4 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum: 15.2 mi
- City of Las Vegas Museum: 15.3 mi
- Rough Riders Museum: 15.3 mi
- Oak Flats: 13.5 mi
- Baker Flat: 13.7 mi
- Fishing Hole: 14.2 mi
- Big Pine: 14.7 mi
- Hermit's Spring: 11.4 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 18.1 mi
- Loring Spring: 22.6 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs: 11.6 mi
- Pecos Falls: 19.7 mi
- McAllister Lake Wildlife Management Area: 20.7 mi
- Fort Union Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of STRIKE VALLEYS HISTORIC MARKER. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truchas Peak | WNW 294° | 3,975 m | 24.9 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | WNW 297° | 3,956 m | 24.7 mi |
| Chimayosos Peak | WNW 298° | 3,914 m | 23.5 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | NW 312° | 3,904 m | 24.4 mi |
| Trouble | NW 308° | 3,847 m | 20.7 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | WNW 285° | 3,806 m | 24.8 mi |
| Little Jicarita Peak | NW 305° | 3,757 m | 22.1 mi |
| Little Jicarita Peak | WNW 303° | 3,739 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:12 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Vegas Muni AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6545587878
Day trips start here
- Pecos · 30 mi
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