Canadian River Canyon Historical Marker
Canadian River Canyon Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,774 m. Las Mesas Del Conjelon stands 2,131 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cuernudo Hills, a peak 5.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 55 miles off. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1774 m
How to reach it
- 55.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 11.1 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
34 named places within 25 miles
- Cuernudo Hills: 5.0 mi
- El Sierro: 10.1 mi
- Alto de Hormiga: 13.0 mi
- Las Mesas Del Conjelon: 14.8 mi
- Mogote Hills: 15.0 mi
- Mills Canyon Historical Marker: 7.1 mi
- Chicosa Lake State Park: 15.4 mi
- New Goodnight Trail Historical Marker: 15.4 mi
- Wagon Mound Veterans' Memorial Park: 16.8 mi
- Wagon Mound Historical Marker: 17.0 mi
- WM: 16.6 mi
- Santa Clara Hotel Historic Site: 16.9 mi
- Red Rim: 11.8 mi
- Mills: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Canadian River Canyon Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Mesas Del Conjelon | WNW 285° | 2,131 m | 14.8 mi |
| Santa Clara Mesa | WNW 283° | 2,111 m | 18.3 mi |
| Jarosa Mesa | WNW 283° | 2,106 m | 19.5 mi |
| The Wagon Mound | WNW 283° | 2,102 m | 16.2 mi |
| La Chata Crater | WNW 292° | 2,100 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mogote Hills | WSW 254° | 1,993 m | 15.0 mi |
| Alto de Hormiga | WNW 300° | 1,988 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mejan Mesa | SW 236° | 1,953 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:08 | 16:48 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ROY, 16 mi away.
- James’ beardtongue5 obs
- Colorado Pinyon2 obs
- Antelopehorn Milkweed2 obs
- Boreal Chorus Frog1 obs
- Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake1 obs
- Ornate Box Turtle1 obs
- Black Swallowtail1 obs
- broadleaf milkweed1 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/357612216
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