Twin Angels Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Twin Angels Area of Critical Environmental Concern is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,789 m. Huerfano Mountain stands 2,268 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Kutz Canyon Paleontological Area, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 2.5 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lehmer Lookout · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kutz Canyon Paleontological Area: 2.4 mi
- Angel Peak Scenic Area: 4.2 mi
- Angel Peak Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 4.5 mi
- Bloomfield (River Tracts): 8.5 mi
- Retherford Tract Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi
- Overlook Area: 4.0 mi
- Bishop Square: 9.3 mi
- Salmon Park: 9.4 mi
- Lee Acres Park: 11.7 mi
- Lee Acres Park: 11.7 mi
- Angel Peak: 4.5 mi
- Harris Mesa: 7.9 mi
- Huerfanito Peak: 9.4 mi
- Harris Mesa Electronic Site: 10.0 mi
- Dziltnsahah: 10.4 mi
- Aztec Motor Company Building Historic Site: 16.8 mi
- American Hotel Historic Site: 16.8 mi
- Engleman-Thomas Building Historic Site: 16.8 mi
- James McGee House Historic Site: 16.9 mi
- Fred Bunker House Historic Site: 16.9 mi
- US HW 550 end: 9.3 mi
- Flora Vista Ruins: 16.1 mi
- All Veterans Memorial Plaza: 16.7 mi
- Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 17.9 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 18.6 mi
- Salmon Ruin Museum: 9.7 mi
- Bolack Electromechanical Museum: 14.0 mi
- Bolack Museum of Fish and Wildlife: 15.2 mi
- Farmington Museum: 16.6 mi
- Aztec Museum: 17.0 mi
- Bloomfield "B": 10.3 mi
- Lamp & Light: 13.1 mi
- Cross: 16.8 mi
- Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 16.9 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 17.2 mi
- Shannon Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Morningstar Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Dufers Point: 17.7 mi
- Riverside Nature Center Xeriscape Garden: 16.5 mi
- Aztec Ruins Heritage Garden: 17.8 mi
- Bentley Spring: 16.7 mi
- Brown Spring: 20.5 mi
- The Beach At Farmington Lake: 17.6 mi
- Dryfall: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twin Angels Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huerfano Mountain | SSE 153° | 2,268 m | 12.0 mi |
| Crow Mesa | SE 134° | 2,244 m | 23.2 mi |
| Huerfanito Peak | ESE 109° | 2,180 m | 9.4 mi |
| Smouse Mesa | ESE 113° | 2,172 m | 21.3 mi |
| Harris Mesa | ENE 77° | 2,165 m | 7.9 mi |
| Harris Mesa Electronic Site | ENE 65° | 2,143 m | 10.0 mi |
| Hart Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,115 m | 20.4 mi |
| Thompson Mesa | ESE 117° | 2,113 m | 18.9 mi |
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 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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