Canadian Escarpment Historical Marker
Canadian Escarpment Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,834 m. Mesa de los Carros stands 2,100 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Corazon Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Santa Fe Trail passes 25 miles off. 36 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1834 m
How to reach it
- 25.2 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 28.6 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
36 named places within 25 miles
- Corazon Hill: 0.0 mi
- Mesa Huerfanita: 3.5 mi
- Punta Del Salitre: 4.0 mi
- Punta del Chorro: 4.1 mi
- Yegua Mesa: 5.1 mi
- ☉☉: 6.3 mi
- Trementina: 9.3 mi
- Fort Hatch: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Canadian Escarpment Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa de los Carros | W 259° | 2,100 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mesa Lauriano | WSW 248° | 2,084 m | 17.0 mi |
| Yegua Mesa | SW 218° | 2,074 m | 5.1 mi |
| Punta Del Salitre | SSW 214° | 2,067 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mesas Cuatas | WSW 242° | 2,064 m | 19.8 mi |
| Punta del Chorro | S 173° | 2,058 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mesa Huerfana | ESE 114° | 1,990 m | 5.2 mi |
| Valle Redondo | WNW 284° | 1,953 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:11 | 16:50 |
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, 25 mi away.
- tree cholla3 obs
- honey mesquite3 obs
- Northern Mockingbird2 obs
- Bell's Vireo2 obs
- Banana Yucca2 obs
- Buffalo Gourd2 obs
- Texas Sacahuiste2 obs
- Bushtit1 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/357612120
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