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Pecos Historical Marker

Pecos Historical Marker from directly overhead

Pecos Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,114 m. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Careflight 5 Memorial, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 0.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2114 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.57639, -105.66496

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 51
  • Careflight 5 Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Pecos Pueblo North (ruin): 2.2 mi
  • Pecos Pueblo South (ruin): 2.2 mi
  • ruins of Spanish church at Pecos: 2.3 mi
  • Ruins of Church Convento at Pecos: 2.3 mi
Museums: 25
Attractions: 19
Gardens: 15
Picnic sites: 9
  • Dalton Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 5.9 mi
  • Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 8.3 mi
  • Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 14.5 mi
  • Big Pine: 14.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Springs: 4
  • Alamosa Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Wesner Spring/Mine: 15.3 mi
  • Hermit's Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Cienega Redonda Spring: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Montezuma Hot Springs: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Pecos Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Fe BaldyNNW 344°3,847 m18.4 mi
Lake PeakNNW 339°3,771 m16.3 mi
Penitente PeakNNW 340°3,720 m16.1 mi
Tesuque PeakNNW 336°3,656 m15.8 mi
Elk MountainNNE 25°3,550 m14.6 mi
Mount BarkerNNE 22°3,490 m14.0 mi
Aspen PeakNNW 333°3,384 m17.5 mi
Valle de la PiedraNNE 31°3,340 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4819:4420:22
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:0916:1516:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323641485666696861514032
Precip in0.70.60.70.71.01.23.23.01.71.21.01.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pecos NM, 2 mi away.

  • great mullein12 obs
  • Black-headed Grosbeak7 obs
  • Variegated Fritillary6 obs
  • Western Terrestrial Garter Snake5 obs
  • Greater Short-horned Lizard5 obs
  • Plateau Fence Lizard5 obs
  • Rio Grande Chub4 obs
  • Wilson's Warbler4 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/357612657

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