Nature reserve · New Mexico

Animas #4 (Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern)

Animas #4 (Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern) from directly overhead

Animas #4 (Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern) is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,842 m. Perins Peak stands 2,541 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Animas #3 (River Tracts & Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern), a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM runs past it. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: BLM_FFO

Getting there

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Coordinates36.95915, -107.88556

On the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
21.3 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National

Overlooks nearby

Lehmer Lookout · 25 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Parks

Tiger Park: 10.5 mi
Kokopelli Park: 10.5 mi
Tiger Park: 10.5 mi
Aztec Historical Marker: 10.8 mi
Cap Walls Memorial Park: 10.9 mi

Peaks53

Historic sites21

UFO crash site ( Aztec NM ): 6.1 mi
UFO Crash Site Plaque: "Recovery at Hart Canyon": 6.1 mi
Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 10.6 mi
Simon Canyon Pueblito: 15.0 mi
Flora Vista Ruins: 16.3 mi

Attractions13

McCoy-Maddox House Historic Site: 10.7 mi
Harvey McCoy House Historic Site: 10.7 mi
Austin-McDonald House Historic Site: 10.8 mi
D C Ball House Historic Site: 10.9 mi
Daws-Keys House Historic Site: 11.0 mi

Museums12

Aztec Ruins Visitor Center: 10.7 mi
Aztec Museum: 11.2 mi
Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum: 18.3 mi
Salmon Ruin Museum: 19.4 mi
Rail Museum: 21.4 mi

Cliffs9

Cinder Bluffs: 14.3 mi
South Buzan Canyon: 19.5 mi
North Buzan Canyon - South Rim: 19.8 mi
South Buzan Canyon: 19.8 mi
North Buzan Canyon - North Rim: 20.0 mi

Artworks6

The Virgin Mary: 10.9 mi
Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 16.0 mi
Cross: 16.0 mi
Bloomfield "B": 16.9 mi
Lamp & Light: 19.5 mi

Gardens2

Aztec Ruins Heritage Garden: 10.7 mi
Riverside Nature Center Xeriscape Garden: 22.3 mi

Springs2

Soda Springs: 12.9 mi
Brown Spring: 19.3 mi

Waterfalls1

Dryfall: 4.0 mi

Beaches1

The Beach At Farmington Lake: 16.0 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Animas #4 (Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Perins Peak	N 356°	2,541 m	23.0 mi
Bridge Timber Mountain	NNW 336°	2,515 m	14.7 mi
Basin Mountain	NNW 347°	2,506 m	17.5 mi
Smelter Mountain	N 357°	2,354 m	21.0 mi
Rabbit Mountain	NNE 27°	2,340 m	24.2 mi
Twin Buttes	N 355°	2,319 m	22.3 mi
Red Mesa	NNW 332°	2,303 m	19.8 mi
Round Top Mountain	NNW 345°	2,234 m	9.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:16	18:49	19:24
June solstice	05:53	19:56	20:35
September equinox	07:00	18:36	19:10
December solstice	07:22	16:19	16:59

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	32	37	45	52	60	70	76	74	66	54	42	32
Precip in	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.3	1.0	1.3	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aztec Ruins NM, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/743746526

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