Fishing Hole Picnic Area
Fishing Hole Picnic Area is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,378 m. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fishing Hole, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2378 m
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 11.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 20.3 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 27.1 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 20 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 21 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 21 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Johnson Mesa: 1.2 mi
- El Cielo Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Hermit Peak: 3.2 mi
- Bear Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Valle de la Piedra: 5.9 mi
- Montezuma Hotel Complex Historic Site: 10.1 mi
- Connells Cabin Historic Site: 12.9 mi
- Bean-Newlee House Historic Site: 15.0 mi
- Donnelly Library Historic Site: 15.0 mi
- ATSF 1129: 15.1 mi
- Baker Flat Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Hermits Peak Historical Marker: 3.2 mi
- Strike Valley Historical Marker: 3.8 mi
- Brazel Park: 7.4 mi
- Camp Maximiliano Luna Historical Marker: 12.5 mi
- Montezuma Castle: 10.1 mi
- HERMIT'S PEAK HISTORIC MARKER: 11.9 mi
- Jamie Koch: 12.9 mi
- STRIKE VALLEYS HISTORIC MARKER: 14.1 mi
- Emiteria "Matie" Martinez Robinson Viles Historic Marker: 14.1 mi
- Fishing Hole: 0.1 mi
- Baker Flat: 0.6 mi
- Oak Flats: 0.8 mi
- Big Pine: 1.1 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 13.4 mi
- Dwan Light Sanctuary: 10.0 mi
- UWC: 10.1 mi
- Storrie Zia: 12.7 mi
- Totem Pole: 13.0 mi
- Red Dawn: 15.3 mi
- Hermit's Spring: 3.1 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 7.9 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 13.4 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 22.5 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum: 15.3 mi
- City of Las Vegas Museum: 15.3 mi
- Rough Riders Museum: 15.3 mi
- Cleveland Roller Mill Museum: 19.9 mi
- Pecos Falls: 16.9 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 21.5 mi
- Quemado Falls: 22.2 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 24.5 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 24.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 24.7 mi
- Terrace Gardens: 24.7 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs: 10.0 mi
- Las Ruedas: 18.3 mi
- McAllister Lake Wildlife Management Area: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Fishing Hole Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | NNW 328° | 3,976 m | 21.4 mi |
| Truchas Peak | NNW 328° | 3,975 m | 20.7 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | NNW 331° | 3,956 m | 21.4 mi |
| Chimayosos Peak | NNW 334° | 3,914 m | 20.6 mi |
| Santa Fe Baldy | WNW 297° | 3,847 m | 19.3 mi |
| Trouble | NNW 348° | 3,847 m | 20.8 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | NW 319° | 3,806 m | 18.4 mi |
| Lake Peak | WNW 289° | 3,771 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gascon, 13 mi away.
- White River coraldrops9 obs
- Beardlip Penstemon8 obs
- Gunnison's Mariposa Lily6 obs
- cutleaf coneflower6 obs
- blue clematis6 obs
- Blue Fungus Beetle6 obs
- Fendler's ceanothus5 obs
- Rufous Hummingbird4 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/357594233
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