Fort Sumner State Monument
Fort Sumner State Monument is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,205 m. Lone Mesa stands 1,502 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Sumner Historic Site/Bosque Redondo Memorial, a museum 0.3 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1205 m
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
81 named places within 25 miles
- Portrait of Granado Mucho: 0.5 mi
- Portrait of Barboncito: 0.5 mi
- Portrait of Pat Garrett: 0.5 mi
- Portrail of Billy the Kid: 0.5 mi
- Dariland Sign (handpainted, disc-shaped): 4.2 mi
- Lomas Gatos: 8.9 mi
- Mesita Negra: 9.8 mi
- Candy Mesa: 9.8 mi
- Sand Hill: 9.9 mi
- Taiban Peak: 11.4 mi
- Early Spanish Route Historical Marker: 5.8 mi
- Fort Sumner State Monument Historical Marker: 5.8 mi
- Fort Sumner Historical Marker: 5.8 mi
- Alamito Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- The Cap Rock: 10.8 mi
- Pacheco Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Charlotte Point: 14.9 mi
- The Mesa: 23.3 mi
- Fort Sumner Historic Site/Bosque Redondo Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Billy The Kid Museum: 5.1 mi
- Sunnyside Springs Historic Marker: 6.8 mi
- Explosion Rocks Tolar: 13.4 mi
- Rodrick Drug Store Historic Site: 5.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Sumner State Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mesa | NNE 25° | 1,502 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mesita del Anil | N 352° | 1,495 m | 25.0 mi |
| The Mesa | ESE 123° | 1,437 m | 23.4 mi |
| Twin Mesa | NNE 13° | 1,412 m | 12.3 mi |
| Candy Mesa | NNE 29° | 1,388 m | 9.8 mi |
| White Mesa | ESE 122° | 1,348 m | 14.0 mi |
| Taiban Peak | ENE 67° | 1,345 m | 11.4 mi |
| Watts Hill | SSE 154° | 1,309 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:36 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:13 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Sumner 5 S, 3 mi away.
- Common Checkered Whiptail9 obs
- silverleaf nightshade4 obs
- Wild Turkey3 obs
- Cliff Swallow3 obs
- purple groundcherry3 obs
- Great Plains Skink3 obs
- White-throated Sparrow2 obs
- Western Kingbird2 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/357611268
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