Long Park
Long Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,669 m. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain Rim, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2669 m
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 11.0 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 21.3 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 26 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 27 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 27 mi
108 named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Mountain: 3.2 mi
- The Rincon: 3.4 mi
- Barometer Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Wild Sheep Mesa: 11.3 mi
- Salitre Mesa: 11.8 mi
- Dan Valley Spring: 6.7 mi
- Bear Spring: 6.9 mi
- Muerto Spring: 8.3 mi
- Water Canyon Spring: 10.0 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 10.7 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 11.5 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 11.5 mi
- McGaffey Camp and Picnic Grounds: 14.0 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 16.0 mi
- Chaco Cliffs Historical Marker: 19.4 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 10.9 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 23.3 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 23.5 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 24.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain Rim: 1.1 mi
- Los Gigantes: 12.6 mi
- Bandera Crater: 22.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 10.4 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 15.7 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 18.6 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 11.4 mi
- Fort Wingate Historical Marker: 19.3 mi
- Fort Wingate Army Depot: 23.7 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 20.7 mi
- Jesus: 24.1 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 24.2 mi
- Lava Bridge: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Long Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sedgwick | ESE 115° | 2,819 m | 13.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SE 144° | 2,777 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Powell | NNE 16° | 2,653 m | 15.1 mi |
| Hosta Butte | NNE 16° | 2,628 m | 23.8 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | ESE 101° | 2,625 m | 11.8 mi |
| Cerro Bandera | SE 146° | 2,539 m | 21.9 mi |
| San Rafael Mesa | SE 128° | 2,533 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | ESE 119° | 2,528 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcgaffey 5 SE, 9 mi away.
- American Robin2 obs
- Gunnison's Mariposa Lily2 obs
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet2 obs
- Purple Martin1 obs
- Pygmy Nuthatch1 obs
- Plumbeous Vireo1 obs
- Ornate Tree Lizard1 obs
- western blue flag1 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/357596200
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