Nature reserve · New Mexico

South Bloomfield (River Tracts)

South Bloomfield (River Tracts) from directly overhead

South Bloomfield (River Tracts) is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,643 m. Huerfano Mountain stands 2,268 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kutz (River Tract), a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 0.5 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: BLM_FFO

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directions Plan a drive around it

Coordinates36.69973, -108.01324

0.5 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National

Overlooks nearby

Lehmer Lookout · 11 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Parks

Salmon Park: 1.8 mi
Bishop Square: 2.0 mi
Lee Acres Park: 4.6 mi
Lee Acres Park: 4.7 mi
Dustin Masonic Memorial Park: 8.1 mi

Peaks42

Bald Mesa: 7.3 mi
Knickerbocker Peaks: 10.4 mi
Hood Mesa: 10.4 mi
Slane Knob: 11.7 mi
Dziltnsahah: 12.2 mi

Attractions14

Aztec Motor Company Building Historic Site: 8.4 mi
American Hotel Historic Site: 8.4 mi
Engleman-Thomas Building Historic Site: 8.4 mi
James McGee House Historic Site: 8.5 mi
Fred Bunker House Historic Site: 8.5 mi

Cliffs9

Shannon Bluff: 8.7 mi
Morningstar Bluff: 8.8 mi
South Buzan Canyon: 22.3 mi
South Buzan Canyon: 22.5 mi
North Buzan Canyon - South Rim: 22.6 mi

Museums8

Salmon Ruin Museum: 0.9 mi
Bolack Electromechanical Museum: 7.6 mi
Bolack Museum of Fish and Wildlife: 8.3 mi
Aztec Museum: 8.6 mi
Farmington Museum: 8.9 mi

Historic sites8

US HW 550 end: 1.8 mi
Flora Vista Ruins: 7.1 mi
All Veterans Memorial Plaza: 9.4 mi
Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 9.4 mi
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 10.8 mi

Artworks7

Bloomfield "B": 2.6 mi
Lamp & Light: 4.8 mi
Cross: 7.8 mi
Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 7.8 mi
The Virgin Mary: 8.8 mi

Springs5

Bentley Spring: 11.9 mi
Brown Spring: 11.9 mi
Soda Springs: 24.2 mi
Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring: 24.2 mi
Navajo Spring: 24.2 mi

Gardens2

Riverside Nature Center Xeriscape Garden: 9.1 mi
Aztec Ruins Heritage Garden: 9.3 mi

Beaches1

The Beach At Farmington Lake: 8.6 mi

Waterfalls1

Dryfall: 15.3 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Huerfano Mountain	SSE 154°	2,268 m	21.1 mi
Tank Mountain	NNE 33°	2,191 m	20.0 mi
Huerfanito Peak	SE 131°	2,180 m	17.0 mi
Harris Mesa	ESE 119°	2,165 m	13.2 mi
Lone Tree Mountain	N 3°	2,152 m	19.3 mi
Harris Mesa Electronic Site	ESE 107°	2,143 m	13.4 mi
Mount Nebo	NNE 26°	2,138 m	20.5 mi
Hart Mountain	NE 43°	2,115 m	15.2 mi

Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/743746506

More nature reserves in New Mexico

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a drive More nature reserves

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to South Bloomfield (River Tracts).

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.