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La Plata #6 (River Tracts)

La Plata #6 (River Tracts) from directly overhead

La Plata #6 (River Tracts) is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,662 m. Round Top Mountain stands 2,234 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is La Plata #5 (River Tracts), a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 6.8 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates36.83296, -108.22190

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 54
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • All Veterans Memorial Plaza: 7.3 mi
  • Flora Vista Ruins: 8.3 mi
  • Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 12.3 mi
  • Cliff Dwellings: 12.9 mi
Peaks: 33
Cliffs: 10
  • Morningstar Bluff: 7.5 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 9.3 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 9.4 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 9.5 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 9.5 mi
Museums: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Energy Dance: 5.0 mi
  • Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 7.8 mi
  • Cross: 7.8 mi
  • KC: 9.8 mi
  • Lamp & Light: 10.2 mi
Springs: 6
Beaches: 1
  • The Beach At Farmington Lake: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dryfall: 18.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Plata #6 (River Tracts). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round Top MountainNE 42°2,234 m23.8 mi
Tank MountainENE 71°2,191 m23.7 mi
Barker DomeNNW 338°2,174 m11.9 mi
Long MountainNE 44°2,153 m23.4 mi
Lone Tree MountainNE 51°2,152 m16.1 mi
Round TopNNE 32°2,145 m22.9 mi
Mount NeboENE 66°2,138 m22.5 mi
Hart MountainE 85°2,115 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5119:25
June solstice05:5519:5720:36
September equinox07:0118:3719:11
December solstice07:2316:2017:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313745516071777566534131
Precip in0.70.70.60.60.50.20.60.81.10.80.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington Four Corners Rgnl A, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/743746499

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