Nature reserve · New Mexico

Head Canyon Motocross Track

Head Canyon Motocross Track from directly overhead

Head Canyon Motocross Track is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,806 m. Barker Dome stands 2,174 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bentley Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM runs past it. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates36.68329, -108.21638

On the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National

Overlooks nearby

Lehmer Lookout · 2 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves60

B Square Ranch: 1.2 mi
B Square Ranch: 1.3 mi
Open Travel Area: 1.5 mi
Confluence Park: 2.3 mi
City of Farmington Land: 3.9 mi

Parks

Sycamore Park & Community Center: 2.5 mi
Boyd Park: 2.6 mi
Boyd Park: 2.8 mi
City of Farmington Model Airpark: 2.8 mi
Oscar Thomas Park: 2.8 mi

Peaks25

Martin Mesa: 6.3 mi
Twin Mounds East: 6.8 mi
Twin Mounds West: 7.0 mi
Hood Mesa: 8.5 mi
Bald Mesa: 8.6 mi

Historic sites18

All Veterans Memorial Plaza: 4.1 mi
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 5.7 mi
Flora Vista Ruins: 10.1 mi
US HW 550 end: 13.0 mi
Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 16.0 mi

Attractions14

Thomas Jefferson Arrington House Historic Site: 3.1 mi
Brigham Young Junior House Historic Site: 10.7 mi
American Hotel Historic Site: 15.4 mi
Aztec Motor Company Building Historic Site: 15.4 mi
Engleman-Thomas Building Historic Site: 15.5 mi

Cliffs9

Shannon Bluff: 2.8 mi
Morningstar Bluff: 4.5 mi
South Buzan Canyon: 19.7 mi
South Buzan Canyon: 19.7 mi
South Buzan Canyon: 19.7 mi

Museums8

Museum Of Navajo Art & Culture: 3.2 mi
E3 Children's Museum & Science Center: 3.4 mi
Bolack Museum of Fish and Wildlife: 3.8 mi
Bolack Electromechanical Museum: 3.8 mi
Farmington Museum: 5.1 mi

Artworks7

Energy Dance: 6.6 mi
Lamp & Light: 7.6 mi
KC: 10.1 mi
Cross: 10.4 mi
Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 10.4 mi

Springs5

Bentley Spring: 1.0 mi
Brown Spring: 8.9 mi
Navajo Spring: 16.7 mi
Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring: 16.7 mi
Sunshine Spring: 22.9 mi

Gardens2

Riverside Nature Center Xeriscape Garden: 4.2 mi
Aztec Ruins Heritage Garden: 15.9 mi

Beaches1

The Beach At Farmington Lake: 10.5 mi

Waterfalls1

Dryfall: 22.9 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Head Canyon Motocross Track. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Barker Dome	NNW 347°	2,174 m	21.8 mi
Harris Mesa	ESE 103°	2,165 m	23.4 mi
Lone Tree Mountain	NNE 31°	2,152 m	23.9 mi
Harris Mesa Electronic Site	E 97°	2,143 m	24.2 mi
Hart Mountain	ENE 60°	2,115 m	24.8 mi
Angel Peak	ESE 113°	2,096 m	21.1 mi
Slane Knob	ENE 64°	2,087 m	21.6 mi
Knickerbocker Peaks	ENE 63°	2,057 m	20.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:17	18:51	19:25
June solstice	05:55	19:57	20:36
September equinox	07:01	18:37	19:11
December solstice	07:22	16:21	17:01

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	31	37	45	51	60	71	77	75	66	53	41	31
Precip in	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.6	0.8	1.1	0.8	0.7	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington Four Corners Rgnl A, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/743746571

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