Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area
Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,510 m. Conejos Peak stands 4,011 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rabbit Peak, a peak 3.5 miles away. Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Mexico Department of Game & Fish
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway
99 named places within 25 miles
- Rabbit Peak: 3.5 mi
- Chama Peak: 6.4 mi
- Chromo Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Dos Lomas: 7.4 mi
- Rock Creek Mesa: 8.3 mi
- Foster Hotel Historic Site: 3.7 mi
- Burns-Kelly Store Historic Site: 3.7 mi
- Dunham Log House Historic Site: 3.7 mi
- Chama Jail House Historic Site: 3.7 mi
- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad: 3.8 mi
- Reed Escarpment: 11.5 mi
- Tecolote Rim: 11.8 mi
- V Rock: 15.6 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 17.0 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 17.1 mi
- Cumbres Pass Historical Marker: 3.7 mi
- Chama Historical Marker: 3.7 mi
- Poso Park: 10.5 mi
- Fort Lowell Historical Marker: 17.5 mi
- Tierra Amarilla Historical Marker: 17.6 mi
- W.A. Humphries Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 16.0 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 19.6 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 23.6 mi
- El Camino Spring: 20.4 mi
- Spring Number One: 21.7 mi
- Warm Spring: 23.4 mi
- Brazos Falls: 17.2 mi
- Brazos Falls: 17.2 mi
- Bull: 5.0 mi
- TA Marker: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conejos Peak | N 6° | 4,011 m | 23.6 mi |
| Banded Peak | N 356° | 3,892 m | 10.8 mi |
| Chama Peak | N 353° | 3,662 m | 6.4 mi |
| Chalk Mountains | NNW 331° | 3,649 m | 15.3 mi |
| Jarosa Peak | NE 45° | 3,587 m | 11.9 mi |
| Squaretop Mountain | NNW 334° | 3,567 m | 23.9 mi |
| Grouse Mesa | SE 125° | 3,477 m | 14.0 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | NNW 340° | 3,477 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 55 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chama, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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