Valdez (River Tract)
Valdez (River Tract) is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,665 m. Huerfano Mountain stands 2,268 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Retherford Tract Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 3.3 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BLM_FFO
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lehmer Lookout · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Retherford Tract Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Blanco River Tract: 2.9 mi
- Bloomfield (River Tracts): 2.9 mi
- Santa Rosa (River Tracts): 3.9 mi
- South Bloomfield (River Tracts): 5.3 mi
- Bishop Square: 3.3 mi
- Salmon Park: 3.7 mi
- Tiger Park: 8.1 mi
- Tiger Park: 8.2 mi
- Kokopelli Park: 8.5 mi
- Dziltnsahah: 7.3 mi
- Knickerbocker Peaks: 7.4 mi
- Slane Knob: 8.3 mi
- North Manzanares Point: 8.5 mi
- South Manzanares Point: 8.6 mi
- US HW 550 end: 3.6 mi
- Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 9.8 mi
- Flora Vista Ruins: 10.6 mi
- UFO Crash Site Plaque: "Recovery at Hart Canyon": 12.4 mi
- UFO crash site ( Aztec NM ): 12.4 mi
- Salmon Ruin Museum: 6.0 mi
- Aztec Museum: 8.9 mi
- Aztec Ruins Visitor Center: 9.7 mi
- Bolack Electromechanical Museum: 12.8 mi
- Bolack Museum of Fish and Wildlife: 13.4 mi
- Bloomfield "B": 3.6 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 9.0 mi
- Lamp & Light: 9.6 mi
- Cross: 11.1 mi
- Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 11.1 mi
- Morningstar Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Shannon Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Dufers Point: 23.1 mi
- Cinder Bluffs: 24.3 mi
- Aztec Ruins Heritage Garden: 9.7 mi
- Riverside Nature Center Xeriscape Garden: 14.1 mi
- Brown Spring: 16.0 mi
- Bentley Spring: 17.1 mi
- The Beach At Farmington Lake: 11.9 mi
- Dryfall: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Valdez (River Tract). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huerfano Mountain | SSE 168° | 2,268 m | 20.0 mi |
| Tank Mountain | NNE 20° | 2,191 m | 17.0 mi |
| Huerfanito Peak | SSE 148° | 2,180 m | 14.1 mi |
| Harris Mesa | SE 139° | 2,165 m | 9.5 mi |
| Lone Tree Mountain | NNW 348° | 2,152 m | 19.1 mi |
| Harris Mesa Electronic Site | ESE 121° | 2,143 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNE 12° | 2,138 m | 18.1 mi |
| Hart Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,115 m | 11.6 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/743746509
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