- Elevation
- 2,333 m
- Tallest summit within 16.4 miles
- Wheeler Peak4,011 m · 14.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway6.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 36.5370, -105.1517
Cimarron Canyon State Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded 2,333 m. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Palisades Picnic Area, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.
- Elevation
- 2333 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Cimarron Canyon State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | W 275° | 4,011 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Walter | W 277° | 3,996 m | 14.7 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | W 273° | 3,989 m | 14.2 mi |
| Simpson Peak | W 273° | 3,953 m | 14.6 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | W 273° | 3,929 m | 16.3 mi |
| Red Dome | W 273° | 3,868 m | 13.3 mi |
| Kachina Peak | W 276° | 3,804 m | 16.4 mi |
| Lew Wallace Peak | W 268° | 3,779 m | 13.6 mi |
- 6.6 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 12.3 mi off the Santa Fe TrailNational
- 27.8 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 28.4 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 11 mi
- Base Camp View · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Green Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Tolby Peak: 3.6 mi
- Cimarroncito Peak: 3.8 mi
- Comanche Peak: 4.0 mi
- Touch-Me-Not Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 1.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area: 1.7 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Historical Marker: 6.3 mi
- Enchanted Eagle Park: 6.4 mi
- Elizabethtown Historical Marker: 9.3 mi
- Palisades Sill: 0.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 1.8 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker: 2.2 mi
- Eagle Nest Marker: 6.5 mi
- French Henry Mill: 7.1 mi
- T-Rex Track: 10.7 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 12.0 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 12.5 mi
- Covered Wagon: 12.6 mi
- Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza: 13.1 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 6.0 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 12.4 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 12.9 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 17.1 mi
- Little Red School House: 18.0 mi
- Eagle: 6.3 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 12.3 mi
- Tipi: 13.0 mi
- Native Art: 24.7 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 0.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 5.7 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 0.0 mi
- La Vinateria: 24.2 mi
- Palisades: 0.3 mi
- Betty's Bra: 9.8 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 7.8 mi
- Apache Spring: 11.8 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 21.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Nest, 6 mi away.
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