Galisteo Pueblo Historical Marker
Galisteo Pueblo Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,846 m. Thompson Peak stands 3,215 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Southern Rockies Historical Marker, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1846 m
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 8.0 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 11.1 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 14.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 10 mi
- Village Vista · 10 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 19 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Southern Rockies Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
- Lamy Park: 7.1 mi
- Garden of the Gods Historical Marker: 8.2 mi
- Pueblo Cañon Park: 10.2 mi
- Eldorado Community Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 5.4 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 6.3 mi
- Los Cobreros Mesa: 7.1 mi
- Picture Rock: 10.1 mi
- Captain Davis Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Moon Crescent: 5.8 mi
- 16-cylinder locomotive engine: 7.0 mi
- Red Horse: 8.7 mi
- Ghost Bison: 10.3 mi
- Horse: 10.8 mi
- El Ortiz Hotel: 7.0 mi
- Making Travel a Pleasure: 7.0 mi
- The Iron Backbone of New Mexico: 7.0 mi
- Hamilton: 7.1 mi
- CERRILLOS - Official Scenic Historical Marker: 10.2 mi
- Pflueger: 7.0 mi
- Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum: 10.6 mi
- Madrid Museum (Old coal town): 11.6 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 15.4 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 15.5 mi
- Cerrillos Opera House Historic Site: 10.5 mi
- abandoned mine marker: 11.3 mi
- Madrid Boarding House Historic Site: 11.6 mi
- Seton Castle Historic Site: 14.1 mi
- The Downs: 14.9 mi
- The Haozous Garden: 13.7 mi
- Biowall: 14.9 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Garden Overlook: 18.7 mi
- Roland Meadow Garden: 18.7 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 3.1 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 10.3 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 10.8 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 15.4 mi
- Waldo: 12.0 mi
- Bonanza City: 13.2 mi
- Las Ruedas: 18.2 mi
- Hagan: 21.4 mi
- White Bluffs: 7.2 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 8.2 mi
- Devils Throne: 11.0 mi
- Yoh toh: 10.7 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 23.2 mi
- Cochiti Springs: 23.8 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 23.3 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 23.7 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Galisteo Pueblo Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | NNE 22° | 3,215 m | 20.7 mi |
| Glorieta Baldy | NNE 25° | 3,116 m | 19.6 mi |
| Sierra Pelada | NNE 15° | 2,962 m | 17.6 mi |
| Atalaya Mountain | NNE 12° | 2,780 m | 19.2 mi |
| Atalaya Mountain | NNE 12° | 2,779 m | 19.2 mi |
| Placer Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,700 m | 13.2 mi |
| Shaggy Peak | NNE 24° | 2,657 m | 16.6 mi |
| Picacho Peak | N 10° | 2,590 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE Seton, 14 mi away.
- Great Spreadwing12 obs
- Springwater Dancer12 obs
- Aztec Dancer7 obs
- tree cholla6 obs
- Ash-throated Flycatcher5 obs
- White-lined Sphinx5 obs
- Queen5 obs
- White-breasted Nuthatch4 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/357612492
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