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VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER

VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER from directly overhead

VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,664 m. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Scooter Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
About one million years ago, the magnificent valley before you was formed by collapse, after a series of tremendous volcanic eruptions ejected a Volume of material more than 500 times greater than the May 1980 eruptions of Mt. St Helens, This event . . .
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.85171, -106.45521

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 42
Historic sites: 30
Parks: 19
  • Valles Caldera National Preserve: 5.4 mi
  • Kiva: 7.9 mi
  • Pine Street Playlot: 9.4 mi
  • Los Pueblos Park: 10.8 mi
  • Main Gate Park: 11.4 mi
Springs: 18
  • Alamo Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Armstead Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Apache Spring: 4.1 mi
  • American Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 16
Picnic sites: 12
  • Camp May: 4.5 mi
  • Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 4.6 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Group Area (by reservation only): 8.8 mi
  • Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 9.8 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jemez Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 12.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Spence Hot Spring: 9.8 mi
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 12.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeN3,558 m9.4 mi
Redondo PeakWNW3,434 m6.1 mi
Cerro ToledoN3,323 m9.9 mi
South MountainWSW3,265 m4.4 mi
Caballo MountainNE3,200 m8.7 mi
Pajarito MountainNE3,176 m3.9 mi
Cerro RubioNNE3,169 m7.2 mi
Cerros del AbrigoNNW3,148 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:5119:4820:26
September equinox06:5518:3119:04
December solstice07:1316:1716:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532394756595751413123
Precip in1.82.02.31.81.41.13.73.72.22.21.61.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos 13 W, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6410229402

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