Las Trampas Historical Marker
Las Trampas Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,250 m. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Colorado, a peak 3.0 miles away. High Road to Taos runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2250 m
How to reach it
- On the High Road to Taos
- 17.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 20.6 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 35.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 11 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 24 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 24 mi
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Colorado: 3.0 mi
- Cerro de la Rana: 3.5 mi
- Cerro del Abrevadero: 3.7 mi
- Cerro de la Cruz: 4.0 mi
- Cerro Alto: 4.2 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 8.2 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 8.8 mi
- Gear Up Graduation Mural: 17.6 mi
- Students Against Gun Violence Mural: 17.6 mi
- Herd of Deer: 18.4 mi
- Laureano Cordova Mill Historic Site: 6.6 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center: 9.5 mi
- Petaca Point: 12.3 mi
- Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site: 13.1 mi
- SJC: 15.6 mi
- Harding Mine: 4.5 mi
- Kiva: 5.7 mi
- Descanso: 13.6 mi
- Fort Burgwin: 14.3 mi
- Agua Sarca Cabin: 15.7 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 5.6 mi
- Lauriano Cordova Memorial Musuem: 6.6 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 11.7 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 15.1 mi
- Bond House Museum: 20.3 mi
- Apache Springs: 11.7 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 13.9 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 15.5 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 15.9 mi
- Loring Spring: 18.5 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 9.9 mi
- La Mesita: 10.5 mi
- Black Mesa: 16.0 mi
- Comanche Rim: 22.9 mi
- Quemado Falls: 12.0 mi
- Pecos Falls: 17.8 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 22.4 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 13.5 mi
- La Vinateria: 21.1 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 24.7 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 9.4 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 23.7 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Las Trampas Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | SSE 150° | 3,976 m | 12.8 mi |
| Truchas Peak | SSE 150° | 3,975 m | 13.5 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | SE 145° | 3,956 m | 12.9 mi |
| Chimayosos Peak | SE 142° | 3,914 m | 13.8 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | ESE 115° | 3,904 m | 12.5 mi |
| Trouble | SE 125° | 3,847 m | 15.9 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | SSE 160° | 3,806 m | 16.4 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | SE 140° | 3,805 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
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 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alcalde, 17 mi away.
- Redstem Stork's-bill3 obs
- fragrant evening primrose3 obs
- Gambel Oak3 obs
- Spinystar3 obs
- Greater Short-horned Lizard2 obs
- Little Brown Bat2 obs
- woodland pinedrops2 obs
- Alfalfa2 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/357612634
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