Fort Lowell Historical Marker
Fort Lowell Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,295 m. Chama Peak stands 3,662 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Tierra Amarilla Historical Marker, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2295 m
How to reach it
- 29.6 mi off the Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway
111 named places within 25 miles
- Peñasco Amarillo: 7.4 mi
- Sawmill Mesa: 8.9 mi
- Dos Lomas: 10.1 mi
- El Cerro: 10.5 mi
- Cerro Saragate: 11.5 mi
- Turkey Spring: 13.0 mi
- Dulce Spring: 13.1 mi
- Amador Spring: 14.6 mi
- Canovas Spring: 15.4 mi
- Fifteen Springs: 16.0 mi
- Tierra Amarilla Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 6.7 mi
- Brazos Cliffs Historical Marker: 9.3 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 12.7 mi
- Poso Park: 12.8 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 7.6 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 7.6 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 7.8 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 8.3 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 9.3 mi
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 8.1 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 11.9 mi
- W.A. Humphries Wildlife Management Area: 17.3 mi
- Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area: 17.5 mi
- Brazos Falls: 7.3 mi
- Brazos Falls: 7.5 mi
- TA Marker: 0.9 mi
- Bull: 12.6 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Lowell Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chama Peak | N 349° | 3,662 m | 23.9 mi |
| Grouse Mesa | NE 41° | 3,477 m | 12.0 mi |
| Brazos Peak | NE 51° | 3,440 m | 11.9 mi |
| Canjilon Mountain | SE 130° | 3,326 m | 14.3 mi |
| Neff Mountain | NNE 15° | 3,318 m | 23.6 mi |
| Peñasco Amarillo | E 88° | 3,233 m | 7.4 mi |
| Jawbone Mountain | E 80° | 3,232 m | 17.4 mi |
| Cerro Saragate | ESE 111° | 3,230 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tierra Amarilla 4 N, 5 mi away.
- firewheel2 obs
- Rocky Mountain Juniper2 obs
- Black-billed Magpie2 obs
- Summer Salt Marsh Mosquito2 obs
- Golden Eagle1 obs
- Ferruginous Hawk1 obs
- Northern Flicker1 obs
- Common Raccoon1 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/357611994
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