Latir Rock Cairn
Latir Rock Cairn is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 3,706 m. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Latir Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 6.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3706 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 7.6 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sheep Crossing · 11 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Latir Peak: 0.2 mi
- Latir Mesa: 0.3 mi
- Venado Peak: 1.0 mi
- Virsylvia Peak: 1.1 mi
- Cabresto Peak: 2.1 mi
- Softball Field Park: 7.2 mi
- Mallette Park: 7.4 mi
- Cabresto Park: 7.4 mi
- Brandenburg Park: 7.6 mi
- Questa Community Park: 8.1 mi
- La Belle Lodge: 10.3 mi
- Petroglyphs: 14.2 mi
- Lawrence Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Wheeler Peak Historical Marker: 17.3 mi
- Ring Town: 19.6 mi
- Urraca Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 12.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 22.9 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 23.3 mi
- Little Red School House: 8.0 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 21.1 mi
- Davy Museum: 24.1 mi
- Shortcut: 8.8 mi
- Wild Rivers Visitor Center: 13.6 mi
- John Dunn Bridge and Day Use Area: 22.4 mi
- Questa Apple: 8.0 mi
- Eagle: 20.9 mi
- Apache Spring: 24.0 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 24.4 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 18.9 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Latir Rock Cairn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | SSE 168° | 4,011 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mount Walter | SSE 168° | 3,996 m | 17.0 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | SSE 167° | 3,989 m | 18.1 mi |
| Simpson Peak | SSE 168° | 3,953 m | 17.8 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | S 174° | 3,929 m | 17.5 mi |
| Vintrero Peak | NE 35° | 3,927 m | 13.5 mi |
| State Line Peak | NE 37° | 3,920 m | 16.9 mi |
| State Line Peak | NE 37° | 3,918 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 40 | 30 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED River, 7 mi away.
- Bighorn Sheep5 obs
- blue columbine5 obs
- Hayden's paintbrush4 obs
- Rocky Mountain Clover4 obs
- Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel4 obs
- Wapiti4 obs
- Club-horned Grasshopper4 obs
- Yellow-bellied Marmot3 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/357612970
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