- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | NNE 26° | 3,215 m | 16.7 mi |
| Glorieta Baldy | NNE 30° | 3,116 m | 15.6 mi |
| Sierra Pelada | NNE 17° | 2,962 m | 13.4 mi |
| Monument Rock | NNE 23° | 2,830 m | 18.0 mi |
| Atalaya Mountain | NNE 14° | 2,780 m | 15.0 mi |
| Atalaya Mountain | NNE 13° | 2,779 m | 15.0 mi |
| Placer Mountain | WSW 237° | 2,700 m | 15.5 mi |
| Shaggy Peak | NNE 30° | 2,657 m | 12.6 mi |
- 7.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 7.4 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational
- 7.2 mi off the Santa Fe TrailNational
- 12.0 mi off the El Camino RealNational
Overlooks nearby
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 7 mi
- Village Vista · 10 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 14 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Moon Crescent: 1.7 mi
- 16-cylinder locomotive engine: 3.7 mi
- Red Horse: 4.6 mi
- Ghost Bison: 6.2 mi
- Blue Wolf: 8.4 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 3.1 mi
- Vista Grande Peak: 6.6 mi
- The Hill: 6.9 mi
- Bishop's Peak: 7.0 mi
- Picture Rock: 8.3 mi
- Lamy Park: 3.8 mi
- Galisteo Pueblo Historical Marker: 4.2 mi
- Southern Rockies Historical Marker: 4.3 mi
- Pueblo Cañon Park: 6.0 mi
- Eldorado Community Preserve: 7.1 mi
- El Ortiz Hotel: 3.7 mi
- Making Travel a Pleasure: 3.8 mi
- The Iron Backbone of New Mexico: 3.8 mi
- Hamilton: 3.8 mi
- Seton Castle: 9.9 mi
- Pflueger: 3.7 mi
- Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum: 10.7 mi
- Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum: 11.9 mi
- Madrid Museum (Old coal town): 12.5 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 12.7 mi
- Seton Castle Historic Site: 9.9 mi
- Cerrillos Opera House Historic Site: 10.7 mi
- abandoned mine marker: 10.7 mi
- The Downs: 11.7 mi
- Mountain Village: 12.5 mi
- The Haozous Garden: 9.8 mi
- Biowall: 10.9 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 13.3 mi
- Garden Overlook: 14.4 mi
- Native American Garden: 14.4 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 19.5 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 19.9 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 21.7 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 23.3 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 1.2 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 6.6 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 6.7 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 11.4 mi
- Bonanza City: 10.7 mi
- Waldo: 11.9 mi
- Las Ruedas: 16.6 mi
- Hagan: 23.2 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 8.0 mi
- Devils Throne: 10.9 mi
- White Bluffs: 11.0 mi
- Yoh toh: 10.3 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 19.8 mi
- Cochiti Springs: 22.2 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 20.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE Seton, 10 mi away.
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