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Jemez State Monument

Jemez State Monument from directly overhead

Jemez State Monument is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,928 m. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Jemez Historic Site, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Jemez Mountain Trail runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1928 m
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Coordinates35.77823, -106.68725

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 20
Historic sites: 18
Springs: 16
  • McCauley Warm Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Electric Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Laxitive Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Lemonade Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Sulphur Springs: 9.8 mi
Parks: 14
Picnic sites: 12
  • Spanish Queen Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 4.3 mi
  • Rincon Picnic Ground: 5.1 mi
  • Group Area (by reservation only): 5.3 mi
  • Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 12
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jemez Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Hot springs: 2
  • Spence Hot Spring: 5.9 mi
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 11.4 mi
Museums: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Jemez State Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Redondo PeakNE 48°3,434 m9.6 mi
South MountainENE 65°3,265 m9.6 mi
Cerros del AbrigoNE 48°3,148 m15.8 mi
Cerro PeladoE 87°3,082.9 m7.7 mi
Los GriegosE 81°3,077 m7.7 mi
San Antonio MountainNNE 20°3,041 m11.7 mi
Las ConchasE 80°3,030 m9.3 mi
Rabbit MountainENE 73°3,018 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5219:4920:27
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1416:1816:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333744505969727064534133
Precip in1.00.81.00.90.80.72.62.61.61.40.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jemez Springs, under a mile away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Apache plume24 obs
  • Alfalfa18 obs
  • Yerba Mansa14 obs
  • common arrowgrass14 obs
  • silverleaf nightshade14 obs
  • tree cholla14 obs
  • great mullein11 obs
  • Redstem Stork's-bill10 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357615343

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