- Elevation
- 2,913 m
- Tallest summit within 15.3 miles
- Wheeler Peak4,011 m · 13.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway5.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 36.5528, -105.1742
Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded 2,913 m. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cimarron Canyon State Park, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
- Elevation
- 2913 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | W 271° | 4,011 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Walter | W 273° | 3,996 m | 13.4 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | W 268° | 3,989 m | 12.9 mi |
| Simpson Peak | W 269° | 3,953 m | 13.3 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | W 269° | 3,929 m | 15.0 mi |
| Red Dome | W 268° | 3,868 m | 12.0 mi |
| Kachina Peak | W 272° | 3,804 m | 15.1 mi |
| Lew Wallace Peak | W 263° | 3,779 m | 12.4 mi |
- 5.1 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 13.9 mi off the Santa Fe TrailNational
- 26.7 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 27.2 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 13 mi
- Base Camp View · 13 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Green Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Touch-Me-Not Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Tolby Peak: 4.4 mi
- Mount Phillips: 5.3 mi
- Comanche Peak: 5.3 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 1.7 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 2.3 mi
- Enchanted Eagle Park: 5.0 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Historical Marker: 7.2 mi
- Elizabethtown Historical Marker: 7.6 mi
- Palisades Sill: 1.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 2.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker: 3.0 mi
- Eagle Nest Marker: 5.1 mi
- French Henry Mill: 5.8 mi
- T-Rex Track: 11.6 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 13.6 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 14.1 mi
- Covered Wagon: 14.2 mi
- Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza: 14.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 4.6 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 14.1 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 14.4 mi
- Little Red School House: 16.3 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 18.7 mi
- Eagle: 5.0 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 14.0 mi
- Tipi: 14.5 mi
- Native Art: 23.9 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 24.4 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 1.1 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 4.8 mi
- Palisades: 1.4 mi
- Betty's Bra: 11.4 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- La Vinateria: 23.6 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 9.0 mi
- Apache Spring: 11.2 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 20.2 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, 5 mi away.
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