Greggs Trail Historical Marker
Greggs Trail Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,928 m. South Mountain stands 2,665 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Estancia Historical Marker, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1928 m
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.3 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 24.2 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
61 named places within 25 miles
- Lobo Hill: 5.0 mi
- El Cuervo Butte: 6.5 mi
- Baldy: 13.8 mi
- Mesa las Tapia: 16.3 mi
- Mesa Las Tapias: 17.7 mi
- Lake Estancia Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
- White Sports complex (closed): 6.1 mi
- Pinto Patio: 7.4 mi
- Patio: 7.4 mi
- Crossley Park: 7.5 mi
- Oak Flat Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Carolino Canyon Reservation Area: 23.4 mi
- Carolino Canyon Reservation Area: 23.5 mi
- Deadman Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Pine Flat Picnic Site: 23.9 mi
- US Southwest Soaring Museum: 6.3 mi
- Lewis Auto Museum: 6.4 mi
- Moriarty Historical Society Museum: 7.6 mi
- McCall's Pumpkin Patch: 9.3 mi
- Berkshire Hotel Historic Site: 18.8 mi
- Henderson Store: 24.7 mi
- BME: 17.1 mi
- Happy Firetruck: 21.8 mi
- Painted Pig Tank: 23.8 mi
- Memorial of Perpetual Tears: 7.6 mi
- Estancia Historic Marker: 19.1 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 16.9 mi
- Estancita Springs: 20.1 mi
- White Bluffs: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Greggs Trail Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | NW 306° | 2,665 m | 21.2 mi |
| San Pedro Mountain | NW 318° | 2,498 m | 22.9 mi |
| Oro Quay Peak | NW 320° | 2,483 m | 21.9 mi |
| Pedernal Mountain | SE 126° | 2,301 m | 18.9 mi |
| Monte Largo | WNW 303° | 2,298 m | 24.0 mi |
| Cerro Columbo | NW 316° | 2,290 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mesa de Aguilar | ENE 63° | 2,258 m | 19.8 mi |
| Lone Mountain | NNW 333° | 2,228 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:17 | 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 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moriarty 1 NE, 7 mi away.
- Chihuahuan Raven2 obs
- Loggerhead Shrike1 obs
- Gopher Snake1 obs
- Buffalo Gourd1 obs
- fragrant sumac1 obs
- Cottonwood Stag Beetle1 obs
- Abert's sanvitalia1 obs
- tree cholla1 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/357612495
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