Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern
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- Elevation, modelled
- 2,087 m
- Tallest summit within 21.8 miles
- Mount Sedgwick2,819 m · 9.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 662.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2960, -108.0402
Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,087 m. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the south-southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Anaconda, New Mexico, a ghost town 6.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.9 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sedgwick | SSW 200° | 2,819 m | 9.0 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WSW 248° | 2,777 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Powell | NW 316° | 2,653 m | 16.3 mi |
| Gallo Peak | SSE 165° | 2,642 m | 19.5 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | SW 217° | 2,625 m | 6.4 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | E 96° | 2,612 m | 18.0 mi |
| La Jara Mesa | E 96° | 2,612 m | 18.0 mi |
| Horace Mesa | ESE 107° | 2,607 m | 21.0 mi |
- 2.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 3.0 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NMNational
- 20.2 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 23 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 23 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- El Tintero: 6.1 mi
- Salitre Mesa: 6.4 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Goat Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Two Fault Butte: 8.1 mi
- Ojo Bonito: 16.0 mi
- Little Trough Spring: 16.2 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 16.3 mi
- Water Canyon Spring: 16.5 mi
- Mule Spring: 17.7 mi
- Josephine Elkins Park: 11.5 mi
- McElroy Park: 11.9 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 14.3 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 14.5 mi
- Smokey Circle: 14.8 mi
- Lookout Mountain Rim: 15.9 mi
- Punta Burro: 16.9 mi
- Jim Point: 17.5 mi
- Bandera Crater: 20.6 mi
- Junction Cave (no entry): 22.7 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 12.0 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 14.4 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 14.4 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 14.4 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 12.6 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 13.8 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 15.4 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 16.6 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 12.6 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 14.3 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 6.1 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 8.9 mi
- Jesus: 11.6 mi
- Lava Bridge: 24.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:25 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thoreau 12 SE, 6 mi away.
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