Wagon Mound Lake Wildlife Management Area
Wagon Mound Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,878 m. Turkey Mountains stands 2,807 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wagon Mound Historical Marker, a park 1.3 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Mexico Department of Game & Fish
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 46.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.3 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
58 named places within 25 miles
- The Wagon Mound: 2.0 mi
- Santa Clara Mesa: 2.3 mi
- Las Mesas Del Conjelon: 2.6 mi
- Jarosa Mesa: 3.2 mi
- Alto de Hormiga: 4.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 11.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 11.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 11.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 11.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 11.7 mi
- Wagon Mound Historical Marker: 1.3 mi
- Wagon Mound Veterans' Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- Canadian River Canyon Historical Marker: 17.0 mi
- Mills Canyon Historical Marker: 18.1 mi
- Fort Union National Monument Historical Marker: 19.3 mi
- Santa Clara Hotel Historic Site: 1.4 mi
- WM: 1.7 mi
- Carl W Wildensteins House Historic Site: 22.8 mi
- Fort Union Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- Old Colfax County Courhouse: 23.9 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wagon Mound Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Mountains | WSW 255° | 2,807 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | WNW 283° | 2,704 m | 20.5 mi |
| Halls Peak | NW 304° | 2,651 m | 24.5 mi |
| Cooks Peak | NW 308° | 2,618 m | 24.1 mi |
| Gallinas Mesa | WNW 303° | 2,558 m | 23.3 mi |
| Cerro del Amole | W 278° | 2,494 m | 23.3 mi |
| Los Naranjos Peak | WNW 298° | 2,461 m | 19.5 mi |
| Cerrito Pelon | NW 309° | 2,461 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:42 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valmora, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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