Wheeler (River Tract)
Wheeler (River Tract) is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,530 m. Barker Dome stands 2,174 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheeler, a peak 1.2 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 0.4 miles off. 201 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BLM_FFO
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lehmer Lookout · 17 mi
201 named places within 25 miles
- Hogback Historical Marker: 6.8 mi
- Nizhoni Park: 9.5 mi
- Vista De La Plata Park: 13.6 mi
- Westland Park: 15.2 mi
- City of Farmington Model Airpark: 16.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 18.4 mi
- All Veterans Memorial Plaza: 19.2 mi
- Cliff Palace Viewpoint: 20.2 mi
- Cliff Palace Viewpoint: 20.4 mi
- Cliff Palace Viewpoint: 20.4 mi
- Bradshaw (River Tracts): 1.6 mi
- Schneider (River Tracts): 2.2 mi
- Jewett Valley (River Tracts): 4.6 mi
- Subdivision (River Tract): 13.4 mi
- La Plata River Tract: 14.5 mi
- Wheeler: 1.2 mi
- Chimney Rock: 8.1 mi
- Flare Hill: 8.3 mi
- Twin Mounds West: 11.7 mi
- Monument Rocks: 11.7 mi
- Cathedral Cliff: 14.0 mi
- Chimney Rock: 16.7 mi
- Shannon Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Morningstar Bluff: 19.8 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 21.3 mi
- Sunshine Spring: 10.0 mi
- Navajo Spring: 12.0 mi
- Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring: 12.2 mi
- Stinking Springs: 12.7 mi
- Bentley Spring: 17.4 mi
- KC: 8.3 mi
- Energy Dance: 19.5 mi
- Lamp & Light: 23.9 mi
- Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 24.2 mi
- Cross: 24.2 mi
- Museum Of Navajo Art & Culture: 17.5 mi
- E3 Children's Museum & Science Center: 17.6 mi
- Farmington Museum: 19.8 mi
- Bolack Museum of Fish and Wildlife: 20.1 mi
- Bolack Electromechanical Museum: 20.9 mi
- Brigham Young Junior House Historic Site: 7.0 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Arrington House Historic Site: 16.8 mi
- Kiva Point: 23.2 mi
- The Beach At Farmington Lake: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wheeler (River Tract). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barker Dome | NE 36° | 2,174 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mesa | NNW 343° | 2,098 m | 21.5 mi |
| Moncisco Mesa | SE 140° | 2,006 m | 24.2 mi |
| Thieving Rock | N 2° | 1,917 m | 15.1 mi |
| Pinon Mesa | ENE 66° | 1,874 m | 13.8 mi |
| Popping Rock | N 353° | 1,835 m | 15.8 mi |
| Skinney Rock | NNW 327° | 1,826 m | 16.8 mi |
| Hood Mesa | E 80° | 1,800 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:22 | 17:02 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fruitland, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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