Palo Flechado Pass Historical Marker
Palo Flechado Pass Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,777 m. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker, a historic site 3.0 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2777 m
How to reach it
- On the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 15.2 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 21.0 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 25.5 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 20 mi
- Base Camp View · 20 mi
- Base Camp View · 21 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Apache Peak: 3.9 mi
- Casita de Piedra Peak: 4.4 mi
- Capulin Peak: 4.8 mi
- Cieneguilla Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Palo Encebado Peak: 6.6 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Olympic Park: 3.7 mi
- Enchanted Eagle Park: 10.5 mi
- Pueblo of Taos Historical Marker: 11.7 mi
- Kit Carson Memorial State Park: 12.9 mi
- Hlaukwima (South House): 11.7 mi
- Hlauuma (North House): 11.7 mi
- San Geronimo Chapel: 11.8 mi
- Mabel Dodge Luhan House Historic Site: 12.9 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 13.1 mi
- D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker: 3.0 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 9.5 mi
- Eagle Nest Marker: 10.4 mi
- Wheeler Peak Historical Marker: 10.8 mi
- San Geronimo (St. Jerome) de Taos Mission ruins: 11.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 10.6 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 13.0 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 13.1 mi
- Bent House Museum: 13.2 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 13.4 mi
- Apache Spring: 3.9 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 10.4 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 16.3 mi
- Apache Springs: 19.5 mi
- Loring Spring: 22.1 mi
- Eagle: 10.5 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 13.3 mi
- Native Art: 13.3 mi
- Red Horse: 13.5 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 21.4 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 8.9 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 12.7 mi
- La Vinateria: 11.6 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Palisades: 13.2 mi
- Betty's Bra: 16.7 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 22.4 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 22.6 mi
- La Belle: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Palo Flechado Pass Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | NNW 336° | 4,011 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Walter | NNW 337° | 3,996 m | 11.0 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | NNW 337° | 3,989 m | 9.9 mi |
| Simpson Peak | NNW 335° | 3,953 m | 10.3 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | NNW 327° | 3,929 m | 11.2 mi |
| Red Dome | NNW 342° | 3,868 m | 9.7 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | NW 320° | 3,848 m | 10.8 mi |
| Kachina Peak | NNW 329° | 3,804 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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 | 23 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Angel Fire 1S, 3 mi away.
- western blue flag12 obs
- Gunnison's Prairie Dog9 obs
- Scarlet Gilia9 obs
- quaking aspen9 obs
- Corn Lily9 obs
- Southwestern Ponderosa Pine9 obs
- pinewoods geranium8 obs
- Northwestern Fritillary8 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/357612535
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