Camp Maximiliano Luna Historical Marker
Camp Maximiliano Luna Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,049 m. Elk Mountain stands 3,550 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is King Stadium, a park 0.6 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 143 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2049 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 6.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
143 named places within 25 miles
- Tecolote Peak: 7.2 mi
- Fisher Hill: 10.5 mi
- El Barro Peaks: 12.2 mi
- Cerro de la Cruz: 12.3 mi
- Hermit Peak: 12.4 mi
- Bean-Newlee House Historic Site: 2.5 mi
- Donnelly Library Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- ATSF 1129: 2.6 mi
- Eugenio Gatignole House Historic Site: 2.7 mi
- Dice Apartments Historic Site: 2.7 mi
- King Stadium: 0.6 mi
- Centennial Park: 1.0 mi
- Hanna Park: 2.1 mi
- Melody Park: 2.4 mi
- Las Vegas Plaza: 2.4 mi
- The Historic Serf Theatre Hall: 2.8 mi
- Montezuma Castle: 2.9 mi
- HERMIT'S PEAK HISTORIC MARKER: 8.4 mi
- STRIKE VALLEYS HISTORIC MARKER: 13.8 mi
- Emiteria "Matie" Martinez Robinson Viles Historic Marker: 13.8 mi
- Oak Flats: 11.7 mi
- Baker Flat: 12.0 mi
- Fishing Hole: 12.6 mi
- Big Pine: 13.6 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Storrie Zia: 2.7 mi
- UWC: 2.9 mi
- Red Dawn: 2.9 mi
- Dwan Light Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- Welcome: 3.6 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum: 2.8 mi
- City of Las Vegas Museum: 2.8 mi
- Rough Riders Museum: 2.8 mi
- Hermit's Spring: 12.7 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 20.3 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 23.7 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs: 2.9 mi
- McAllister Lake Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Las Ruedas: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camp Maximiliano Luna Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | WNW 302° | 3,550 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Barker | WNW 300° | 3,490 m | 20.2 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 314° | 3,400 m | 21.4 mi |
| Valle de la Piedra | WNW 294° | 3,340 m | 18.2 mi |
| Rosilla Peak | WNW 291° | 3,231 m | 22.2 mi |
| Hermit Peak | NW 314° | 3,127 m | 12.4 mi |
| Chaperito Knob | WNW 288° | 3,096 m | 22.6 mi |
| El Cielo Mountain | NW 306° | 3,028 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:13 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Vegas Wwtp, 4 mi away.
- Santa Fe phlox6 obs
- field bindweed5 obs
- upright prairie coneflower5 obs
- Black-billed Magpie5 obs
- Lined Snake4 obs
- Mule Deer4 obs
- Redstem Stork's-bill4 obs
- Alfalfa4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357612106
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