Kutz (River Tract)
Kutz (River Tract) is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,645 m. Huerfano Mountain stands 2,268 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 0.5 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BLM_FFO
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lehmer Lookout · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kutz (River Tract): 0.3 mi
- Salmon Ruins: 0.4 mi
- South Bloomfield (River Tracts): 0.5 mi
- Bull Calf (River Tracts): 0.9 mi
- Desert Hills (River Tracts): 2.8 mi
- Salmon Park: 2.3 mi
- Bishop Square: 2.5 mi
- Lee Acres Park: 4.1 mi
- Lee Acres Park: 4.2 mi
- Dustin Masonic Memorial Park: 7.7 mi
- Bald Mesa: 7.0 mi
- Hood Mesa: 10.1 mi
- Knickerbocker Peaks: 10.8 mi
- Slane Knob: 12.1 mi
- Dziltnsahah: 12.7 mi
- Shannon Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Morningstar Bluff: 8.3 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 22.1 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 22.3 mi
- North Buzan Canyon - South Rim: 22.4 mi
- Salmon Ruin Museum: 0.5 mi
- Bolack Electromechanical Museum: 7.1 mi
- Bolack Museum of Fish and Wildlife: 7.8 mi
- Farmington Museum: 8.5 mi
- Aztec Museum: 8.8 mi
- US HW 550 end: 2.3 mi
- Flora Vista Ruins: 7.0 mi
- All Veterans Memorial Plaza: 8.9 mi
- Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 9.6 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Bloomfield "B": 3.0 mi
- Lamp & Light: 4.4 mi
- Cross: 7.6 mi
- Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 7.7 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 9.0 mi
- Bentley Spring: 11.4 mi
- Brown Spring: 11.6 mi
- Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring: 23.8 mi
- Navajo Spring: 23.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 24.2 mi
- The Beach At Farmington Lake: 8.4 mi
- Dryfall: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kutz (River Tract). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huerfano Mountain | SSE 152° | 2,268 m | 21.2 mi |
| Tank Mountain | NE 34° | 2,191 m | 20.4 mi |
| Huerfanito Peak | SE 130° | 2,180 m | 17.3 mi |
| Harris Mesa | ESE 118° | 2,165 m | 13.5 mi |
| Lone Tree Mountain | N 5° | 2,152 m | 19.5 mi |
| Harris Mesa Electronic Site | ESE 106° | 2,143 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNE 27° | 2,138 m | 20.8 mi |
| Hart Mountain | NE 44° | 2,115 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:20 | 17:00 |
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 | 32 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloomfield 3 SE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/743746475
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