Pecos National Historical Park
Pecos National Historical Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,111 m. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is ruins of Spanish church at Pecos, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Santa Fe Trail passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2111 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 0.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 15.0 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 16.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 10 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 16 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 17 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pecos National Park: 0.1 mi
- Pecos Historical Marker: 2.3 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker: 3.7 mi
- Glorieta Pass Historical Marker: 5.7 mi
- Eldorado Community Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Cerro de Escobas: 1.7 mi
- Glorieta Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Rowe Peak: 3.4 mi
- Pulpit Point: 5.1 mi
- Rowe Hill: 6.2 mi
- Big Cola Can: 1.8 mi
- Blue Wolf: 8.3 mi
- Totem Pole: 10.9 mi
- Ghost Bison: 11.3 mi
- 16-cylinder locomotive engine: 11.8 mi
- ruins of Spanish church at Pecos: 0.0 mi
- Ruins of Church Convento at Pecos: 0.1 mi
- Pecos Pueblo South (ruin): 0.1 mi
- Pecos Pueblo North (ruin): 0.2 mi
- Careflight 5 Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Pflueger: 11.8 mi
- Museum of Spanish Colonial Art: 15.5 mi
- Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: 15.5 mi
- Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian: 15.5 mi
- Museum of International Folk Art: 15.5 mi
- Seton Castle Historic Site: 14.1 mi
- Connells Cabin Historic Site: 14.9 mi
- Clark Exploration Place: 15.6 mi
- López Horno Plaza: 15.6 mi
- Nun's corner: 16.6 mi
- Terrace Gardens: 14.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 14.8 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 14.8 mi
- Schepps' Garden: 14.9 mi
- Adam Gabriel Armijo Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 7.6 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 10.1 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 15.0 mi
- Big Pine: 16.8 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 9.8 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 16.1 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 18.2 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 6.8 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 17.5 mi
- Hermit's Spring: 20.2 mi
- Las Ruedas: 4.3 mi
- Bonanza City: 23.0 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 15.1 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 21.0 mi
- White Bluffs: 20.2 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 23.2 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Pecos National Historical Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Baldy | NNW 349° | 3,847 m | 19.9 mi |
| Lake Peak | NNW 345° | 3,771 m | 17.6 mi |
| Penitente Peak | NNW 346° | 3,720 m | 17.5 mi |
| Tesuque Peak | NNW 342° | 3,656 m | 17.1 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NNE 27° | 3,550 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Barker | NNE 24° | 3,490 m | 16.2 mi |
| Aspen Peak | NNW 339° | 3,384 m | 18.7 mi |
| Valle de la Piedra | NNE 32° | 3,340 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:15 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pecos NM, under a mile away.
- tree cholla124 obs
- Plateau Fence Lizard81 obs
- Buffalo Gourd65 obs
- silverleaf nightshade36 obs
- Davis Mountain Mock Vervain33 obs
- One-seed Juniper28 obs
- Colorado Pinyon27 obs
- Wholeleaf Paintbrush23 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/357612404
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