Chaco Culture National Historic Park Historical Marker
Chaco Culture National Historic Park Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,860 m. Heart Rock stands 2,119 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is West Mesa, a peak 1.8 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 3.0 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1860 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Terrace View · 3 mi
- Shrimp Burrows · 4 mi
- Pueblo Bonito Overlook · 4 mi
- Chaco Canyon · 4 mi
74 named places within 25 miles
- Chao Wall: 3.6 mi
- Chacoan Stairway: 3.9 mi
- Jackson Stairway: 4.7 mi
- Three Wise Men: 6.6 mi
- Mushroom Seat: 6.6 mi
- West Mesa: 1.8 mi
- South Mesa: 4.9 mi
- Fajada Butte: 6.9 mi
- Chacra Mesa: 8.1 mi
- Red Hill: 12.8 mi
- Burro Spring: 21.4 mi
- Rough Rock Spring: 22.2 mi
- Ramona Spring: 22.7 mi
- Ojo Sandoval: 23.2 mi
- Ojo Soccoro: 23.3 mi
- Penasco Blanco Great Kiva 1 antechambers: 2.3 mi
- Cliff Dwelling: 21.1 mi
- Pierre's Site Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 13.8 mi
- Betonnie Tsosie Fossil Area: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chaco Culture National Historic Park Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart Rock | S 180° | 2,119 m | 24.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | SE 125° | 2,111 m | 14.2 mi |
| Chacra Mesa | ESE 113° | 2,069 m | 8.1 mi |
| Antelope Lookout Mesa | SSW 203° | 2,069 m | 19.5 mi |
| South Mesa | ESE 120° | 2,063 m | 4.9 mi |
| West Mesa | ESE 120° | 2,038 m | 1.8 mi |
| Fajada Butte | ESE 111° | 2,020 m | 6.9 mi |
| White Rock | WNW 288° | 1,985 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:55 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:22 | 17:02 |
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 | 28 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chaco Canyon Natl MON, 7 mi away.
- Common Side-blotched Lizard3 obs
- Western Harvester Ant1 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/357612076
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