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State Game Commission Land

State Game Commission Land from directly overhead

State Game Commission Land is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,461 m. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Del Fuego Park, a park 1.7 miles away. El Camino Real passes 0.4 miles off. 127 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

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

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.62291, -106.74399
Around it

127 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Parks: 31
  • Del Fuego Park: 1.7 mi
  • Vivian Fields: 2.6 mi
  • Anna Becker Park: 3.1 mi
  • El Corazon de Belen Garden Park: 3.1 mi
  • Jose Gallegos Park: 3.2 mi
Springs: 29
  • Ojo Barreras Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Upper Ojo Barreras Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Monte Largo Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Monte Largo Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Monte De Abajo Spring: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • 10: 23.6 mi
  • 8: 23.6 mi
  • 9: 23.6 mi
  • 7: 23.6 mi
  • 6: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
Artworks: 4
  • Belen B: 4.1 mi
  • CNMCF Level I: 10.2 mi
  • Los Lunas: 13.2 mi
  • Los Lunas: 13.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 3
Museums: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Game Commission Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manzano PeakE 97°3,060 m17.0 mi
Gallo PeakE 87°3,047 m17.4 mi
Bosque PeakENE 61°2,929 m20.4 mi
North Bosque PeakENE 60°2,909 m20.3 mi
Mosca PeakNE 56°2,890 m23.4 mi
Guadalupe PeakNE 55°2,873 m23.1 mi
Capilla PeakENE 74°2,852 m20.2 mi
Osha PeakE 80°2,824 m18.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4619:19
June solstice05:5519:4720:24
September equinox06:5618:3219:05
December solstice07:1116:2217:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354148556474787668564435
Precip in0.40.40.50.50.50.51.51.51.10.90.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Lunas 3 SSW, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/738036940

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