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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 2,044 m. Black Mountain stands 3,295 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. Historic Route 66 passes 51 miles off.

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
Coordinates36.18153, -104.82337

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 12
Attractions: 8
Parks: 7
Museums: 5
  • Kit Carson Museum: 14.1 mi
  • Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 17.9 mi
  • Villa Philmonte: 20.4 mi
  • Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 22.6 mi
  • Old Aztec Mill Museum: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 14.0 mi
  • Old Colfax County Courhouse: 17.9 mi
  • Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 20.2 mi
  • Old Cartwright Mill Site: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • The Wonders of Discovery: 20.3 mi
  • Tipi: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Betty's Bra: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Crooked Creek Spring: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of State Game Commission Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainNW 322°3,295 m23.5 mi
Bonito PeakNW 318°3,254 m24.4 mi
Bear MountainNW 322°3,249.8 m24.7 mi
Spruce HillWNW 299°3,141 m22.9 mi
Burn PeakNW 315°3,027 m21.3 mi
Lookout PeakNW 314°3,025.7 m20.4 mi
La MesaW 280°3,021 m22.0 mi
Apache PeakNW 307°3,002 m22.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:11
June solstice05:4319:4220:21
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:0716:0916:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339455362666458483831
Precip in0.50.40.71.31.91.94.04.02.51.30.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocate 2 NW, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/738036931

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