Continental Divide Historical Marker
Continental Divide Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,250 m. Lookout Mountain stands 2,777 m to the south, 19 miles off. Historic Route 66 passes 3.6 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2250 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 8.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
108 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Powell: 5.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 6.3 mi
- Pig Face Rock: 7.2 mi
- Barometer Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Standing Rock: 8.1 mi
- Red Willow Spring: 5.5 mi
- Carvco Spring: 7.8 mi
- Tynbito Spring: 8.6 mi
- Sixmile Spring: 10.1 mi
- Fort Wingate Spring: 12.0 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 4.6 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 4.6 mi
- Chaco Cliffs Historical Marker: 12.2 mi
- Ft Wingate Veteran's Park: 12.2 mi
- McGaffey Camp and Picnic Grounds: 13.8 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 8.4 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 8.6 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 9.2 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 10.4 mi
- Hoodoos: 16.2 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 8.3 mi
- Fort Wingate Historical Marker: 12.3 mi
- Fort Wingate Army Depot: 14.8 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 15.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 15.9 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 20.9 mi
- Red Rock Musuem: 16.6 mi
- George Galaris Multiultural Center: 23.4 mi
- Gallup History Museum: 23.7 mi
- USMC Sculpture: 23.4 mi
- Chief Manulieto Sculpture: 23.4 mi
- Wind Biker: 23.5 mi
- Lookout Mountain Rim: 17.2 mi
- White Cliffs: 20.7 mi
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | S 172° | 2,777 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Powell | ESE 107° | 2,653 m | 5.1 mi |
| Hosta Butte | NE 47° | 2,628 m | 10.1 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | SE 146° | 2,625 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mesa de Jaramillo | E 88° | 2,498 m | 24.3 mi |
| Big Point | ENE 70° | 2,495 m | 16.6 mi |
| The Rincon | S 188° | 2,489 m | 14.1 mi |
| Barometer Mountain | SW 216° | 2,451 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:55 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:25 | 17:05 |
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 | 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, 12 mi away.
- Gunnison's Prairie Dog1 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/357611863
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