Jornado del Muerto Historical Marker
Jornado del Muerto Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,240 m. Timber Mountain stands 2,291 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mormon Battalion Historical Marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. El Camino Real passes 1.8 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1240 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 23.4 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 24.1 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
52 named places within 25 miles
- San Diego Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Peloncillo Peak: 7.7 mi
- Sierra Alta: 8.1 mi
- Redhouse Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Twin Hills: 8.7 mi
- Rincon Community Park: 0.0 mi
- Fort Selden State Monument: 15.5 mi
- Fort Selden State Monument Historical Marker: 15.6 mi
- Bartlett-Garcia Conde Initial Survey Point Historical Marker: 15.8 mi
- The Cathedral: 22.4 mi
- Teako's Giants of Hatch: 5.2 mi
- Lucero Wash petroglyphs: 16.1 mi
- Sandia Gulch End: 24.0 mi
- Sandia Gulch Begin: 24.7 mi
- Mormon Battalion Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
- Hatch Historical Marker: 5.2 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 24.1 mi
- Santa Barbara: 5.2 mi
- Aleman: 22.1 mi
- Nutt: 23.4 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Southbound: 11.7 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Northbound: 11.9 mi
- North Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- South Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Derry Warm Spring: 15.0 mi
- Libby Spring: 18.5 mi
- Rincon Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 0.9 mi
- Village of Hatch Museum: 5.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jornado del Muerto Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,291 m | 22.3 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NNW 332° | 2,240 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mesa Azur | SSW 205° | 2,002 m | 13.6 mi |
| Magdalena Peak | SSW 206° | 1,984 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Peak | SSW 210° | 1,954 m | 13.7 mi |
| Red House Mountain | NNW 330° | 1,873 m | 9.1 mi |
| Tailholt Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,838 m | 11.8 mi |
| Piña Peak | SSW 210° | 1,802 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:44 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:34 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
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 | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Cruces 20 N, 19 mi away.
- Nipple Beehive Cactus16 obs
- Creosote Bush11 obs
- scarlet hedgehog cactus9 obs
- Whitemargin Sandmat7 obs
- Red-eared Blister Beetle4 obs
- Stinging Serpent4 obs
- hairy five-eyes4 obs
- Touristplant4 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/357612750
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