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Rio de los Pinos Wildlife Management Area

Rio de los Pinos Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Rio de los Pinos Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,593 m. Jarosa Peak stands 3,587 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Chino Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New Mexico Department of Game & Fish
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.95517, -106.12150

Overlooks nearby

Around it

72 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
Parks: 8
Springs: 6
  • El Camino Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Warm Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Spring Number One: 11.0 mi
  • Moeller Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Butterfly Spring: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Brazos Cliffs: 20.7 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 21.6 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 21.9 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 22.0 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 22.0 mi
Museums: 4
  • Jack Dempsy Museum: 18.2 mi
  • Aldo Leopold House: 22.5 mi
  • Davy Museum: 22.7 mi
  • Sanford Museum: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Cano's Castle: 10.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rio de los Pinos Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jarosa PeakWNW 293°3,587 m20.3 mi
Grouse MesaWSW 242°3,477 m18.0 mi
Brazos PeakSW 235°3,440 m17.6 mi
Black MountainNW 313°3,417 m22.4 mi
Pinorealosa MountainWNW 297°3,343 m15.8 mi
San Antonio MountainSE 139°3,326 m8.7 mi
Neff MountainWNW 286°3,318 m18.3 mi
Osier MountainWNW 293°3,272 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4619:4920:28
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1516:1216:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202737445361656357463321
Precip in0.20.20.40.50.60.41.11.61.10.70.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manassa, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/738036913

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