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Espaejos Expedition on the Camino Real Historical Marker

Espaejos Expedition on the Camino Real Historical Marker from directly overhead

Espaejos Expedition on the Camino Real Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,390 m. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Craig Historical Marker, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. El Camino Real passes 0.3 miles off. 159 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1390 m
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Coordinates33.89275, -106.87453

Overlooks nearby

Around it

159 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
  • Cone RG: 4.7 mi
  • Chupadera Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Cerro del Viboro: 7.8 mi
  • Mangan: 8.5 mi
  • Gramont Peak: 9.2 mi
Springs: 32
Cliffs: 17
  • Mesa del Contadero: 15.9 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 15.9 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 16.1 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 16.4 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 16
  • M Mountain Mural: 11.3 mi
  • Isidro Baca Park Marker: 11.4 mi
  • Sunflowers on Adobe Wall: 11.4 mi
  • Searching for an Oasis: 11.5 mi
  • Socorro History Wheel: 11.5 mi
Parks: 13
Historic sites: 13
Attractions: 6
Museums: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Brown Hall Rose Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 12.1 mi
  • López Rose Garden: 12.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Sandbar Riverine Park: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Espaejos Expedition on the Camino Real Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South BaldyWNW 291°3,279 m19.2 mi
Timber PeakWNW 290°3,181 m17.4 mi
North BaldyWNW 302°3,003 m20.7 mi
Tip Top MountainNW 308°2,773 m22.9 mi
Buck PeakWNW 293°2,764 m15.9 mi
North PeakNW 308°2,763 m22.9 mi
Italian PeakW 279°2,752 m16.0 mi
Molino PeakWNW 285°2,701 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4719:19
June solstice05:5819:4520:22
September equinox06:5618:3319:06
December solstice07:1016:2517:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394451586675797770594738
Precip in0.40.40.40.30.40.51.71.91.30.90.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bosque DEL Apache, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Gambel's Quail24 obs
  • Creosote Bush19 obs
  • White-crowned Sparrow16 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk9 obs
  • Sandhill Crane9 obs
  • Desert Kingsnake8 obs
  • Greater Roadrunner7 obs
  • Western Meadowlark7 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357612126

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