Jackson Lake Wildlife Area
Jackson Lake Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,686 m. Tank Mountain stands 2,191 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM - Farmington Field Office, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 4.9 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Mexico Department of Game & Fish
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lehmer Lookout · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- BLM - Farmington Field Office: 0.2 mi
- BLM - Farmington Field Office: 0.4 mi
- La Plata #7 (River Tracts): 0.9 mi
- City of Farmington Protected Land: 1.1 mi
- BLM - Farmington Field Office: 1.2 mi
- Old Indian Racetrack Historic Site: 1.8 mi
- Colinas Del Norte Park: 2.9 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Park: 3.4 mi
- Puesta del Sol Park: 3.6 mi
- Civitan Park: 3.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.4 mi
- All Veterans Memorial Plaza: 5.5 mi
- Flora Vista Ruins: 7.8 mi
- Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 12.6 mi
- US HW 550 end: 14.7 mi
- Martin Mesa: 3.7 mi
- Hood Mesa: 3.7 mi
- Ute Dome: 3.8 mi
- Pinon Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Twin Mounds East: 5.9 mi
- Morningstar Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Shannon Bluff: 7.7 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 11.3 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 11.4 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 11.4 mi
- E3 Children's Museum & Science Center: 5.1 mi
- Farmington Museum: 5.3 mi
- Museum Of Navajo Art & Culture: 5.3 mi
- Bolack Museum of Fish and Wildlife: 7.0 mi
- Bolack Electromechanical Museum: 8.3 mi
- Energy Dance: 3.6 mi
- Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 7.5 mi
- Cross: 7.5 mi
- KC: 8.8 mi
- Lamp & Light: 9.0 mi
- Brown Spring: 2.5 mi
- Bentley Spring: 9.3 mi
- Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring: 10.5 mi
- Navajo Spring: 10.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 18.0 mi
- Riverside Nature Center Xeriscape Garden: 5.7 mi
- Aztec Ruins Heritage Garden: 12.6 mi
- The Beach At Farmington Lake: 6.9 mi
- Dryfall: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jackson Lake Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tank Mountain | ENE 67° | 2,191 m | 24.5 mi |
| Barker Dome | NNW 341° | 2,174 m | 13.7 mi |
| Long Mountain | NE 41° | 2,153 m | 24.9 mi |
| Lone Tree Mountain | NE 46° | 2,152 m | 17.5 mi |
| Round Top | NNE 30° | 2,145 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | ENE 61° | 2,138 m | 23.5 mi |
| Hart Mountain | E 80° | 2,115 m | 22.3 mi |
| Slane Knob | E 86° | 2,087 m | 19.8 mi |
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 | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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