Dangerous Park
Dangerous Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,144 m. Whiterocks Mountain stands 2,673 m to the south-southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Bull Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2144 m
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Blue Vista Overlook · 23 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook Observation Site · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Bull Peak: 2.1 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Chimney Rock: 2.6 mi
- Maverick Peak: 2.7 mi
- Flying T Spring: 2.1 mi
- Pueblo Park Spring: 2.2 mi
- Maverick Spring: 2.8 mi
- Quarter Corner Springs: 2.9 mi
- Lost Spring: 3.6 mi
- Mogollon Historical Marker: 18.6 mi
- The Catwalk Historical Marker: 18.8 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 21.1 mi
- Yequas Park: 21.8 mi
- Crabtree Park: 21.8 mi
- Tige Rim: 6.0 mi
- Devils Washboard: 13.0 mi
- Burke Point: 14.7 mi
- Turtle Rock: 16.0 mi
- Windy Point: 18.0 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 13.3 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 18.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.6 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 18.4 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Dangerous Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiterocks Mountain | SSW 208° | 2,673 m | 9.6 mi |
| Indian Peak | NW 319° | 2,670 m | 12.9 mi |
| San Francisco | NNE 26° | 2,618 m | 10.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 239° | 2,612 m | 12.2 mi |
| San Francisco Mountains | N 359° | 2,580 m | 5.4 mi |
| Horse Mesa | N 354° | 2,572 m | 7.2 mi |
| W S Mountain | SW 223° | 2,563 m | 9.4 mi |
| Black Bull Peak | NNW 341° | 2,551 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 14 mi away.
- American Black Bear1 obs
- Fendler's Meadow-rue1 obs
- monument plant1 obs
- blue water-speedwell1 obs
- hemp dogbane1 obs
- greenspot nightshade1 obs
- Arizona Toad1 obs
- American Bullfrog1 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/357593628
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