Folsom State Monument
Folsom State Monument is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,110 m. Johnson Mesa stands 2,636 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Folsom Archaeological Site Historical Marker, a park 0.1 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2110 m
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Buttes: 2.6 mi
- Griego Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Chavez Mesa: 4.5 mi
- Red Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Kelleher Mesa: 4.7 mi
- Folsom Archaeological Site Historical Marker: 0.1 mi
- Fisher Park: 5.2 mi
- Goodnight-Loving Trail Historical Marker: 10.6 mi
- Sierra Grande Historical Marker: 16.2 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 17.7 mi
- Folsom Museum: 8.9 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 13.8 mi
- Scouting Museum: 20.4 mi
- Raton Museum: 20.4 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 16.8 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 17.6 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 24.2 mi
- Grave: 24.4 mi
- north finial: 20.4 mi
- south finial: 20.4 mi
- Raton: 20.7 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 8.8 mi
- Star: 20.7 mi
- Prestons Point: 1.0 mi
- Yankee: 14.9 mi
- Trinchera Falls: 19.9 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Folsom State Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Mesa | W 278° | 2,636 m | 14.4 mi |
| Towndrow Peak | W 279° | 2,625 m | 10.5 mi |
| Barela Mesa | WNW 301° | 2,611 m | 15.7 mi |
| Dale Mountain | WNW 296° | 2,588 m | 7.3 mi |
| Red Mountain | WNW 292° | 2,569 m | 4.7 mi |
| Madrid Peak | NW 307° | 2,498 m | 6.4 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | SE 140° | 2,486 m | 8.8 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | SE 140° | 2,481 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 11 mi away.
- Aphrodite Fritillary5 obs
- Silvery Checkerspot3 obs
- upright prairie coneflower3 obs
- Northwestern Fritillary3 obs
- butterfly milkweed2 obs
- Gray Hairstreak2 obs
- poison hemlock2 obs
- Striped Hairstreak2 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/357573906
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