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Galisteo Basin Preserve

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Elevation, modelled
1,920 m
Tallest summit within 20.0 miles
Thompson Peak3,215 m · 16.7 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 667.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:23local time
Coordinates
35.4563, -105.9386
Galisteo Basin Preserve from directly overhead

Galisteo Basin Preserve is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,920 m. Thompson Peak stands 3,215 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Fe Conservation Trust, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.2 miles off.

Operated by
Commonweal Conservancy

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Galisteo Basin Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakNNE 26°3,215 m16.7 mi
Glorieta BaldyNNE 30°3,116 m15.6 mi
Sierra PeladaNNE 17°2,962 m13.4 mi
Monument RockNNE 23°2,830 m18.0 mi
Atalaya MountainNNE 14°2,780 m15.0 mi
Atalaya MountainNNE 13°2,779 m15.0 mi
Placer MountainWSW 237°2,700 m15.5 mi
Shaggy PeakNNE 30°2,657 m12.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:5019:4520:23
September equinox06:5218:2919:02
December solstice07:1016:1616:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542495869717063524032
Precip in0.80.70.90.80.90.92.52.21.61.60.91.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE Seton, 10 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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