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Hermits Peak Historical Marker

Hermits Peak Historical Marker from directly overhead

Hermits Peak Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 3,127 m. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hermit Peak, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 18 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3127 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.74420, -105.41501

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 37
Parks: 34
Historic sites: 14
Picnic sites: 9
  • Baker Flat: 2.9 mi
  • Oak Flats: 3.0 mi
  • Fishing Hole: 3.3 mi
  • Big Pine: 3.7 mi
  • Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 7
Springs: 5
  • Hermit's Spring: 0.3 mi
  • Wesner Spring/Mine: 8.4 mi
  • Alamosa Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Cienega Redonda Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Loring Spring: 24.9 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Montezuma Hot Springs: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • McAllister Lake Wildlife Management Area: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Hermits Peak Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Truchas PeakNW 320°3,976 m20.5 mi
Truchas PeakNW 320°3,975 m19.8 mi
North Truchas PeakNW 323°3,956 m20.3 mi
Chimayosos PeakNW 326°3,914 m19.4 mi
TroubleNNW 340°3,847 m18.9 mi
Santa Fe BaldyWNW 288°3,847 m20.2 mi
Pecos BaldyNW 309°3,806 m18.1 mi
Jicarilla PeakNW 326°3,805 m22.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4019:14
June solstice05:4719:4420:22
September equinox06:5018:2619:00
December solstice07:0916:1316:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313338435159626055473831
Precip in1.01.51.91.91.91.84.73.92.31.61.31.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gascon, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • pinewoods geranium6 obs
  • cutleaf coneflower5 obs
  • Fendler's ragwort5 obs
  • common selfheal4 obs
  • pipsissewa4 obs
  • Fendler's ceanothus4 obs
  • Blue Fungus Beetle4 obs
  • Greater Short-horned Lizard3 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357612665

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