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Old Indian Racetrack Historic Site

Old Indian Racetrack Historic Site from directly overhead

Old Indian Racetrack Historic Site is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,647 m. Barker Dome stands 2,174 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is La Plata #8 (River Tracts), a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 3.3 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
1647 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.77806, -108.21869

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Colinas Del Norte Park: 1.3 mi
  • Puesta del Sol Park: 1.8 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Park: 1.8 mi
  • Civitan Park: 2.1 mi
  • Brookside Park: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 47
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • All Veterans Memorial Plaza: 3.9 mi
  • Flora Vista Ruins: 7.4 mi
  • Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 12.8 mi
  • US HW 550 end: 13.8 mi
Peaks: 30
Cliffs: 9
  • Morningstar Bluff: 4.2 mi
  • Shannon Bluff: 5.9 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 13.1 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 13.2 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 13.2 mi
Museums: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Energy Dance: 2.6 mi
  • Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 7.2 mi
  • Cross: 7.3 mi
  • Lamp & Light: 7.8 mi
  • KC: 8.6 mi
Springs: 6
Beaches: 1
  • The Beach At Farmington Lake: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dryfall: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Indian Racetrack Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barker DomeNNW 342°2,174 m15.5 mi
Lone Tree MountainNE 42°2,152 m18.6 mi
Mount NeboENE 57°2,138 m24.1 mi
Hart MountainENE 75°2,115 m22.4 mi
Angel PeakSE 127°2,096 m24.6 mi
Slane KnobE 81°2,087 m19.7 mi
Knickerbocker PeaksE 82°2,057 m18.3 mi
Cinder ButteNNE 17°2,026 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5119:25
June solstice05:5519:5720:36
September equinox07:0118:3719:11
December solstice07:2316:2117:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313745516071777566534131
Precip in0.70.70.60.60.50.20.60.81.10.80.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington Four Corners Rgnl A, 3 mi away.

  • Kingcup Cactus5 obs
  • Woolly Locoweed5 obs
  • Notch-leaf Scorpionweed4 obs
  • Green Ephedra4 obs
  • Western Honey Bee3 obs
  • Colorado Pinyon3 obs
  • Desert Prince's Plume3 obs
  • Heartleaf Twistflower3 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357614468

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