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Farmington Historical Marker

Farmington Historical Marker from directly overhead

Farmington Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,615 m. Barker Dome stands 2,174 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Jefferson Arrington House Historic Site, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Trail of the Ancients - NM runs past it. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
1615 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.72712, -108.22030

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brook Haven Park-West: 0.3 mi
  • Brook Haven Park East: 0.4 mi
  • City of Farmington Model Airpark: 0.7 mi
  • Oscar Thomas Park: 0.8 mi
  • Farmington Intertribal Indian Organization: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 38
  • All Veterans Memorial Plaza: 2.4 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Flora Vista Ruins: 8.5 mi
  • US HW 550 end: 13.1 mi
  • Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 14.3 mi
Peaks: 29
  • Martin Mesa: 3.7 mi
  • Twin Mounds East: 5.1 mi
  • Twin Mounds West: 5.3 mi
  • Hood Mesa: 6.0 mi
  • Bald Mesa: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Morningstar Bluff: 3.1 mi
  • Shannon Bluff: 3.3 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 16.6 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 16.7 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 16.7 mi
Museums: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Energy Dance: 4.1 mi
  • Lamp & Light: 7.2 mi
  • Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 8.6 mi
  • Cross: 8.6 mi
  • KC: 8.7 mi
Springs: 6
Beaches: 1
  • The Beach At Farmington Lake: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dryfall: 21.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barker DomeNNW 346°2,174 m18.8 mi
Harris MesaESE 110°2,165 m24.4 mi
Lone Tree MountainNE 36°2,152 m21.4 mi
Hart MountainENE 67°2,115 m23.7 mi
Angel PeakESE 120°2,096 m22.7 mi
Slane KnobENE 71°2,087 m20.6 mi
Knickerbocker PeaksENE 71°2,057 m19.2 mi
Cinder ButteNNE 14°2,026 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5119:25
June solstice05:5519:5720:36
September equinox07:0118:3719:11
December solstice07:2216:2117:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313745516071777566534131
Precip in0.70.70.60.60.50.20.60.81.10.80.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington Four Corners Rgnl A, 1 mi away.

  • Mallard17 obs
  • Mule Deer11 obs
  • Wild Turkey9 obs
  • Common Merganser7 obs
  • White-lined Sphinx6 obs
  • American Bumble Bee5 obs
  • Russian olive5 obs
  • Arizona Mantis5 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357612538

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