Las Cruces on the Camino Real Historical Marker
Las Cruces on the Camino Real Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,191 m. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of Nature & Science, a museum 0.1 miles away. El Camino Real passes 1.0 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1191 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Plaza de Las Cruces: 0.2 mi
- Klein Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Albert Johnson Park: 0.2 mi
- Lush n Lean Garden: 0.3 mi
- Manzanita Gateway: 0.3 mi
- Tortugas Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Picacho Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Black Mesa: 9.6 mi
- Santo Tomas Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Doña Ana Peak: 9.8 mi
- Battan Memorial Statue: 2.3 mi
- Old Main: 2.5 mi
- Frank Bromilow Mall Commemorative Plaque: 2.6 mi
- SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez Memorial Interchange: 4.5 mi
- Shack: 4.5 mi
- Museum of Nature & Science: 0.1 mi
- Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- Branigan Cultural Center: 0.1 mi
- Las Cruces Railroad Museum: 0.6 mi
- NMSU University Art Museum: 2.5 mi
- The Traders: 2.5 mi
- The Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 2.6 mi
- Weston Engine Co. Painted Post NY: 2.6 mi
- Class of 1931 Commemorative: 2.6 mi
- 1912 Murray Corliss Steam Engine Restoration Project: 2.6 mi
- Pat Garrett's Grave: 0.9 mi
- World's Largest Chili Pepper: 1.7 mi
- Sandia Gulch Begin: 6.3 mi
- Sandia Gulch End: 7.0 mi
- La Cueva: 10.8 mi
- Mine House Spring: 10.9 mi
- Middle Spring: 11.4 mi
- Filmore Spring: 12.1 mi
- Dripping Springs: 12.2 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Northbound: 18.4 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Southbound: 18.6 mi
- Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 24.0 mi
- Southern Comfort Wall: 11.7 mi
- The Tooth: 12.3 mi
- South Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- North Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Fillmore waterfall: 11.4 mi
- Lanark: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Las Cruces on the Camino Real Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organ Needle | E 80° | 2,708 m | 12.8 mi |
| Organ Peak | E 85° | 2,668 m | 13.5 mi |
| The Needles | ENE 76° | 2,565 m | 12.4 mi |
| Baldy Peak | E 87° | 2,564 m | 12.8 mi |
| Granite Peak | E 85° | 2,554 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Peak | E 80° | 2,443 m | 13.9 mi |
| Rabbit Ears | ENE 72° | 2,440 m | 12.3 mi |
| Baylor Peak | ENE 65° | 2,337 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:42 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:33 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State Univ, 2 mi away.
- fishhook barrel cactus54 obs
- White-winged Dove48 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle42 obs
- Mediterranean House Gecko28 obs
- Rock Pigeon26 obs
- Curve-billed Thrasher26 obs
- Mallard22 obs
- Woodhouse's Toad22 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/357612193
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