Pueblo of Taos Historical Marker
Pueblo of Taos Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,170 m. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hlaukwima (South House), a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2170 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 6.2 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 17.0 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 16 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 19 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Devisadero Peak: 3.4 mi
- Ranchos Peak: 4.2 mi
- Pueblo Peak: 5.0 mi
- Palo Encebado Peak: 5.4 mi
- View Point: 6.2 mi
- Kit Carson Memorial State Park: 2.4 mi
- Red Willow Park: 2.5 mi
- Taos Plaza: 2.7 mi
- Taos County Rodeo Grounds: 4.3 mi
- Filemon Sanchez Fairground Park: 4.5 mi
- Hlaukwima (South House): 0.0 mi
- Hlauuma (North House): 0.1 mi
- San Geronimo Chapel: 0.1 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- Governor Bent House Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- San Geronimo (St. Jerome) de Taos Mission ruins: 0.1 mi
- Taos Pueblo: 0.1 mi
- Shortcut: 2.1 mi
- Kit Carson Cemetary: 2.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial 1985: 2.7 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 2.4 mi
- Bent House Museum: 2.6 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 2.7 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 2.8 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 2.9 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 8.6 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 11.1 mi
- Apache Spring: 11.2 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 13.1 mi
- Apache Springs: 16.1 mi
- Native Art: 1.9 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 2.7 mi
- Red Horse: 3.4 mi
- Eagle: 17.5 mi
- Questa Apple: 18.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 17.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 17.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 17.9 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 22.1 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 22.7 mi
- La Vinateria: 4.2 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 11.0 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 18.3 mi
- Comanche Rim: 20.7 mi
- Palisades: 22.6 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 6.5 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 11.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Pueblo of Taos Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | NE 41° | 4,011 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Walter | NE 40° | 3,996 m | 11.1 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | NE 46° | 3,989 m | 10.6 mi |
| Simpson Peak | NE 43° | 3,953 m | 10.5 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | NE 36° | 3,929 m | 9.5 mi |
| Gold Hill | NNE 19° | 3,872 m | 15.0 mi |
| Red Dome | NE 49° | 3,868 m | 11.4 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | NE 35° | 3,848 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
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, 4 mi away.
- Black-billed Magpie15 obs
- chicory7 obs
- box elder6 obs
- Eastern Boxelder Bug5 obs
- North American Common Water Strider5 obs
- crossflower5 obs
- Scarlet Globemallow5 obs
- Say's Phoebe4 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/357612412
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