Animas #8 (River Tracts)
Animas #8 (River Tracts) is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,763 m. Bridge Timber Mountain stands 2,515 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dryfall, a waterfall 3.2 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 1.0 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BLM_FFO
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 26.4 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lehmer Lookout · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Aztec Historical Marker: 4.1 mi
- Kokopelli Park: 4.1 mi
- Tiger Park: 4.2 mi
- Tiger Park: 4.2 mi
- Cap Walls Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
- Animas #6 (Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern): 4.4 mi
- Animas #5 (Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern): 6.2 mi
- Alien Run Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
- Cedar Hill Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 6.7 mi
- Animas #4 (Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern): 6.7 mi
- Knickerbocker Peaks: 5.9 mi
- Slane Knob: 6.6 mi
- Lone Tree Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Hart Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Mount Nebo: 8.3 mi
- Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 3.9 mi
- UFO Crash Site Plaque: "Recovery at Hart Canyon": 6.5 mi
- UFO crash site ( Aztec NM ): 6.5 mi
- Flora Vista Ruins: 9.7 mi
- US HW 550 end: 11.9 mi
- McCoy-Maddox House Historic Site: 4.0 mi
- Harvey McCoy House Historic Site: 4.1 mi
- Austin-McDonald House Historic Site: 4.2 mi
- Daws-Keys House Historic Site: 4.3 mi
- D C Ball House Historic Site: 4.3 mi
- Aztec Ruins Visitor Center: 4.0 mi
- Aztec Museum: 4.5 mi
- Salmon Ruin Museum: 12.9 mi
- Farmington Museum: 14.8 mi
- Bolack Museum of Fish and Wildlife: 16.1 mi
- Cinder Bluffs: 13.4 mi
- Morningstar Bluff: 15.4 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 16.5 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 16.8 mi
- North Buzan Canyon - South Rim: 16.9 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 4.2 mi
- Cross: 9.4 mi
- Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 9.4 mi
- Bloomfield "B": 10.8 mi
- Lamp & Light: 12.8 mi
- Brown Spring: 13.2 mi
- Soda Springs: 13.4 mi
- Bentley Spring: 20.8 mi
- Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring: 23.5 mi
- Navajo Spring: 23.7 mi
- Aztec Ruins Heritage Garden: 4.0 mi
- Riverside Nature Center Xeriscape Garden: 15.7 mi
- Dryfall: 3.2 mi
- The Beach At Farmington Lake: 9.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Animas #8 (River Tracts). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge Timber Mountain | N 354° | 2,515 m | 18.9 mi |
| Basin Mountain | N 1° | 2,506 m | 22.4 mi |
| Red Mesa | NNW 347° | 2,303 m | 23.4 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | N 6° | 2,234 m | 14.3 mi |
| Tank Mountain | ENE 62° | 2,191 m | 8.9 mi |
| Barker Dome | WNW 292° | 2,174 m | 20.5 mi |
| Harris Mesa | SSE 156° | 2,165 m | 20.8 mi |
| Long Mountain | N 8° | 2,153 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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