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Tsirege Pueblo Ruins

Tsirege Pueblo Ruins from directly overhead

Tsirege Pueblo Ruins is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,016 m. Caballo Mountain stands 3,200 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ancestral Pueblo Cooking Pot Replica AD 1200-1550, a artwork 0.8 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 7.4 miles off.

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Tsirege (also Tshirege) is a classic Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site located north of Pajarito Road (now closed to the public) about one mile west of White Rock, New Mexico on property owned by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Tsirege consists of approximately 800 rooms, was occupied from c. 1325 to c. 1600, and is regarded by the people of San Ildefonso Pueblo as ancestral. The name means "bird place" in the Tewa language. The site includes a long defensive wall, 10 kivas, a reservoir, and many significant petroglyph panels. Tours of the site are rarely offered (twice per decade on average). Coordinates: 35.8267°N 106.2293°W / 35.8267; -106.2293

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Wikidata Q4505836, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates35.82687, -106.22934

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Rocket Park: 1.0 mi
  • Fire Station Fountain: 1.1 mi
  • PAHOA land: 1.4 mi
  • Rover Park: 1.8 mi
  • Jeffrey Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums: 32
Attractions: 29
Springs: 18
  • Pajarito Springs: 2.4 mi
  • Soda Springs: 3.1 mi
  • Doe Springs: 3.2 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 3.6 mi
  • American Spring: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 17
Picnic sites: 14
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Camp May: 10.6 mi
  • Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Spence Hot Spring: 22.5 mi
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 24.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 8.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Tsirege Pueblo Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caballo MountainNW 319°3,200 m11.6 mi
Pajarito MountainWNW 294°3,176 m10.5 mi
Cerro RubioNW 311°3,169 m12.7 mi
Cerro GrandeWNW 286°3,098 m10.7 mi
Shell MountainNW 311°3,098 m13.2 mi
Rabbit MountainW 272°3,018 m13.5 mi
Cerro del MedioWNW 294°3,012 m13.4 mi
Sawyer MesaW 268°2,678 m11.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:5019:4720:25
September equinox06:5418:3019:03
December solstice07:1216:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442485767706762513931
Precip in0.90.71.00.91.21.22.93.22.01.60.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/2481907306

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