Pueblo of Picuris Historical Marker
Pueblo of Picuris Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,232 m. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Picuris Pueblo Museum Center, a museum 0.7 miles away. High Road to Taos passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2232 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 15.7 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 40.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 7 mi
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 28 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 28 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Blanco: 2.1 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 3.9 mi
- Cerro Alto: 3.9 mi
- Copper Hill: 4.6 mi
- Cerro de la Rana: 4.7 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 9.8 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 10.7 mi
- Red Horse: 16.1 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 16.8 mi
- Native Art: 18.1 mi
- Laureano Cordova Mill Historic Site: 2.3 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center: 6.9 mi
- Petaca Point: 9.0 mi
- Martínez Hacienda: 15.6 mi
- Ernest L Blumenschein House Historic Site: 16.7 mi
- Kiva: 0.8 mi
- Harding Mine: 4.7 mi
- Fort Burgwin: 9.4 mi
- Taos Plaza: 16.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial 1985: 16.8 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 0.7 mi
- Lauriano Cordova Memorial Musuem: 2.3 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 13.5 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 15.7 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 16.6 mi
- Apache Springs: 7.6 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 10.0 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 10.9 mi
- Loring Spring: 16.5 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 19.8 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 11.2 mi
- La Mesita: 12.6 mi
- Black Mesa: 18.9 mi
- Comanche Rim: 20.7 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 7.0 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 19.8 mi
- Quemado Falls: 14.6 mi
- Pecos Falls: 19.5 mi
- La Vinateria: 16.1 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 18.4 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 23.4 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Pueblo of Picuris Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | SSE 167° | 3,976 m | 15.5 mi |
| Truchas Peak | SSE 167° | 3,975 m | 16.2 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | SSE 163° | 3,956 m | 15.2 mi |
| Chimayosos Peak | SSE 159° | 3,914 m | 15.9 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | SE 138° | 3,904 m | 12.5 mi |
| Trouble | SE 142° | 3,847 m | 16.5 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | S 173° | 3,806 m | 19.6 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | SSE 163° | 3,805 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:13 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taos, 16 mi away.
- Bighorn Sheep8 obs
- hound's-tongue3 obs
- Wild Licorice2 obs
- great mullein2 obs
- Juniper Hairstreak2 obs
- Spinystar2 obs
- Hunt's Bumble Bee2 obs
- Wild Turkey1 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/357612421
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