- Elevation
- 2,216 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Sedgwick2,819 m · 21.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66on it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 35.4228, -108.3096
Continental Divide Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded 2,216 m. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 2216 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Continental Divide Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sedgwick | SE 145° | 2,819 m | 21.0 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | S 173° | 2,777 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Powell | NE 53° | 2,653 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hosta Butte | NNE 30° | 2,628 m | 13.1 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | SE 141° | 2,625 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | SE 143° | 2,528 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mesa de Jaramillo | ENE 77° | 2,498 m | 24.0 mi |
| Big Point | NE 55° | 2,495 m | 17.9 mi |
- On the Historic Route 66National
- 5.1 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NMNational
107 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 43
- Castle Rock: 4.3 mi
- Mount Powell: 5.0 mi
- Pig Face Rock: 5.5 mi
- Barometer Mountain: 6.0 mi
- The Rincon: 9.8 mi
Springs: 35
- Sixmile Spring: 10.0 mi
- Red Willow Spring: 10.0 mi
- Bear Spring: 11.3 mi
- Shuster Spring: 11.5 mi
- Carvco Spring: 11.6 mi
Parks: 12
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 0.2 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 4.6 mi
- Long Park: 11.5 mi
- McGaffey Camp and Picnic Grounds: 12.6 mi
- Chaco Cliffs Historical Marker: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 6
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 5.0 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 12.8 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 13.2 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 14.3 mi
- Hoodoos: 18.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 5.2 mi
- Fort Wingate Historical Marker: 13.4 mi
- Fort Wingate Army Depot: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Lookout Mountain Rim: 12.6 mi
- White Cliffs: 23.2 mi
- Los Gigantes: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- State Game Commission Land: 13.2 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 14.3 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 17.5 mi
Museums: 1
- Red Rock Musuem: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:55 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcgaffey 5 SE, 10 mi away.
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