Blanco River Tract
Blanco River Tract is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,678 m. Huerfano Mountain stands 2,268 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Rosa (River Tracts), a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 6.2 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BLM_FFO
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lehmer Lookout · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Santa Rosa (River Tracts): 1.2 mi
- Valdez (River Tract): 2.9 mi
- Retherford Tract Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Largo Canyon Riparian Area: 4.7 mi
- Hammond Tract Wildlife Area: 4.7 mi
- Bishop Square: 6.2 mi
- Salmon Park: 6.5 mi
- Majestic Enchantment Fly Fishing: 6.8 mi
- Tiger Park: 9.9 mi
- Tiger Park: 10.0 mi
- Dziltnsahah: 4.5 mi
- South Manzanares Point: 6.0 mi
- North Manzanares Point: 6.2 mi
- Harris Mesa Electronic Site: 6.3 mi
- Medina Point: 7.1 mi
- D C Ball House Historic Site: 10.7 mi
- Austin-McDonald House Historic Site: 10.8 mi
- James McGee House Historic Site: 10.8 mi
- Engleman-Thomas Building Historic Site: 10.8 mi
- Aztec Motor Company Building Historic Site: 10.9 mi
- US HW 550 end: 6.5 mi
- Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 11.8 mi
- UFO Crash Site Plaque: "Recovery at Hart Canyon": 12.3 mi
- UFO crash site ( Aztec NM ): 12.4 mi
- Flora Vista Ruins: 13.3 mi
- Salmon Ruin Museum: 8.8 mi
- Aztec Museum: 11.0 mi
- Aztec Ruins Visitor Center: 11.8 mi
- Bolack Electromechanical Museum: 15.6 mi
- Bolack Museum of Fish and Wildlife: 16.3 mi
- Bloomfield "B": 6.4 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 11.0 mi
- Lamp & Light: 12.5 mi
- Cross: 13.9 mi
- Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 13.9 mi
- Morningstar Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Shannon Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Dufers Point: 21.1 mi
- Aztec Ruins Heritage Garden: 11.7 mi
- Riverside Nature Center Xeriscape Garden: 17.0 mi
- Brown Spring: 18.8 mi
- Bentley Spring: 19.8 mi
- Dryfall: 14.2 mi
- The Beach At Farmington Lake: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blanco River Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huerfano Mountain | S 176° | 2,268 m | 19.0 mi |
| Tank Mountain | N 10° | 2,191 m | 16.9 mi |
| Huerfanito Peak | SSE 157° | 2,180 m | 12.3 mi |
| Smouse Mesa | SE 138° | 2,172 m | 22.8 mi |
| Harris Mesa | SSE 152° | 2,165 m | 7.4 mi |
| Lone Tree Mountain | NNW 340° | 2,152 m | 20.4 mi |
| Harris Mesa Electronic Site | SE 130° | 2,143 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 3° | 2,138 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:56 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 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 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloomfield 3 SE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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