Nature reserve · New Mexico
State Game Commission Land
State Game Commission Land is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,041 m. Black Mountain stands 3,295 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. Santa Fe Trail passes 8.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Mexico Department of Game & Fish
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates36.19246, -104.81566
- 8.0 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 52.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 20 mi
- Base Camp View · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Charette Mesa: 2.3 mi
- Apache Mesa: 6.9 mi
- La Chata Crater: 7.7 mi
- Pinon Hills: 7.9 mi
- Gonzalitos Mesa: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- State Game Commission Land: 0.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 0.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 0.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 1.2 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 1.4 mi
Attractions: 8
- Rayado: 13.7 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 14.0 mi
- Santa Clara Hotel Historic Site: 14.1 mi
- WM: 14.4 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 19.7 mi
Parks: 7
- Wagon Mound Historical Marker: 13.9 mi
- Wagon Mound Veterans' Memorial Park: 14.0 mi
- Colfax County Fairgrounds: 16.2 mi
- Fort Union National Monument Historical Marker: 22.6 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 13.5 mi
- Old Colfax County Courhouse: 17.0 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 19.6 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 23.5 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 24.9 mi
Museums: 5
- Kit Carson Museum: 13.6 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 17.1 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 19.9 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 21.7 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- The Wonders of Discovery: 19.7 mi
- Tipi: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Betty's Bra: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Fort Union Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Crooked Creek Spring: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of State Game Commission Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | NW 320° | 3,295 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bonito Peak | NW 316° | 3,254 m | 24.1 mi |
| Spruce Hill | WNW 297° | 3,141 m | 22.9 mi |
| Burn Peak | NW 313° | 3,027 m | 21.1 mi |
| Lookout Peak | NW 312° | 3,025.7 m | 20.2 mi |
| La Mesa | W 278° | 3,021 m | 22.3 mi |
| Apache Peak | NW 305° | 3,002 m | 22.8 mi |
| Rayado Peak | NW 314° | 2,982 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocate 2 NW, 14 mi away.
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