Cantonment Burgwin-1852-1860 Historical Marker
Cantonment Burgwin-1852-1860 Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,257 m. Jicarita Peak stands 3,904 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Burgwin, a historic site 0.1 miles away. High Road to Taos runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2257 m
How to reach it
- On the High Road to Taos
- 7.1 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 48.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 5 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tetillas Peak: 3.4 mi
- Cuchilla Del Ojo: 3.4 mi
- Tombe: 4.7 mi
- Picuris Peak: 4.7 mi
- Pinoreal Peak: 5.1 mi
- Ranchos Park: 5.7 mi
- Filemon Sanchez Fairground Park: 7.7 mi
- Taos Eco Park: 7.7 mi
- Taos County Rodeo Grounds: 7.8 mi
- Taos Plaza: 9.1 mi
- Laureano Cordova Mill Historic Site: 7.8 mi
- Martínez Hacienda: 8.8 mi
- Shortcut: 9.0 mi
- Ernest L Blumenschein House Historic Site: 9.0 mi
- Mabel Dodge Luhan House Historic Site: 9.0 mi
- Fort Burgwin: 0.1 mi
- Kiva: 8.9 mi
- Taos Plaza: 9.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial 1985: 9.1 mi
- Kit Carson Cemetary: 9.2 mi
- Lauriano Cordova Memorial Musuem: 7.8 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 8.8 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 9.0 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 9.0 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 9.1 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 3.7 mi
- Apache Springs: 4.7 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 9.9 mi
- Loring Spring: 14.3 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 18.0 mi
- Red Horse: 8.4 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 9.1 mi
- Native Art: 10.6 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 18.1 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 19.0 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 17.9 mi
- Quemado Falls: 20.6 mi
- Pecos Falls: 23.4 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 19.0 mi
- La Mesita: 20.9 mi
- Comanche Rim: 22.1 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 12.1 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 16.4 mi
- La Vinateria: 7.4 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 19.2 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Cantonment Burgwin-1852-1860 Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jicarita Peak | S 177° | 3,904 m | 15.2 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | NNE 20° | 3,848 m | 19.0 mi |
| Trouble | S 172° | 3,847 m | 19.1 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | S 191° | 3,805 m | 18.5 mi |
| Little Jicarita Peak | S 178° | 3,757 m | 19.0 mi |
| Pueblo Peak | NNE 19° | 3,746 m | 15.8 mi |
| Little Jicarita Peak | S 182° | 3,739 m | 19.0 mi |
| Trampas Peak | S 191° | 3,710 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:12 | 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 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taos, 8 mi away.
- Perky Sue14 obs
- Anicia Checkerspot10 obs
- box elder9 obs
- Spinystar9 obs
- Southwestern Ponderosa Pine8 obs
- narrowleaf puccoon7 obs
- fragrant evening primrose7 obs
- Sidebells Penstemon7 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357611895
Day trips start here
- Chimayó · 27 mi
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