Ojito Wilderness Study Area
Ojito Wilderness Study Area is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,765 m. Mount San Miguel stands 2,887 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cucho Mesa, a peak 4.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 30 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1765 m
How to reach it
- 29.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 4.0 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 29.0 mi off the Corrales Road
Overlooks nearby
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 6 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 26 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cucho Mesa: 4.5 mi
- Bernalillito Mesa: 6.0 mi
- Red Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Mesa Prieta: 7.3 mi
- Cabezon Peak: 7.6 mi
- Hoodoos: 6.3 mi
- Hoodoos: 6.4 mi
- Petroglyphs: 6.5 mi
- Hoodoos: 9.4 mi
- White Mesa: 9.4 mi
- Vasquez de Coronados Route Historical Marker: 10.8 mi
- Pueblo of Jemez Historical Marker: 13.3 mi
- Jemez Mountains Historical Marker: 13.3 mi
- Jemez Mountains Historical Marker: 19.4 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 20.0 mi
- Colorado Plateau Historic Marker: 9.2 mi
- Tower Ruins: 13.5 mi
- Tower Ruins: 13.6 mi
- PUEBLO OF JÉMEZ HISTORIC MARKER: 13.7 mi
- NEW MEXICO HISTORIC WOMEN MARKER INITIATIVE HISTORIC MARKER: 13.7 mi
- Holy Ghost Spring: 9.3 mi
- Ojo Frio: 15.0 mi
- Jones Canyon Spring: 18.4 mi
- Ojo Jarido Spring: 22.5 mi
- Los Indios Spring: 24.4 mi
- Spanish Queen Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 24.2 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 25.0 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 6.2 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 6.3 mi
- Cabezon: 8.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Ojito Wilderness Study Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount San Miguel | NNE 16° | 2,887 m | 19.7 mi |
| Pajarito Peak | NE 38° | 2,749 m | 9.2 mi |
| Joaquin Mesa | NNE 33° | 2,590 m | 14.7 mi |
| Black Mesa | SW 235° | 2,440 m | 20.3 mi |
| Borrego Mesa | ENE 70° | 2,415 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mesa de la Vereda Piedra Blanca | WSW 248° | 2,403 m | 19.5 mi |
| Cabezon Peak | W 274° | 2,373 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bear Mouth | W 269° | 2,334 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torreon Navajo Mission, 19 mi away.
- Clover's Fishhook Cactus2 obs
- Killdeer1 obs
- Long-nosed Snake1 obs
- White-tailed Antelope Squirrel1 obs
- Common Green Darner1 obs
- Variegated Fritillary1 obs
- Plains Pricklypear1 obs
- Donkey1 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/357614759
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