Rabbit Ear Mountains Historical Marker
Rabbit Ear Mountains Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,844 m. Mount Clayton stands 2,016 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Jack Ketchum Historical Marker, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 94 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1844 m
How to reach it
- 94.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 3.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
37 named places within 25 miles
- Black Jack Ketchum Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
- Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Trackways: 4.7 mi
- Clayton Historical Marker: 6.5 mi
- Rita Blanca Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Rita Blanca Wildlife Management Area: 15.2 mi
- Rabbit Ear Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Rabbit Ear Mesa: 0.0 mi
- Bible Top Butte: 3.2 mi
- Lookout Hill: 9.0 mi
- Mount Dora: 11.9 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Cimarron Route: 18.7 mi
- Site of Old Fort Nichols: 23.4 mi
- Black Bluff: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rabbit Ear Mountains Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Clayton | W 271° | 2,016 m | 20.6 mi |
| Tripod Mountain | W 262° | 1,951 m | 23.6 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | W 268° | 1,916 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Dora | W 274° | 1,912 m | 11.9 mi |
| Kilburn Hills | W 268° | 1,871 m | 18.1 mi |
| The Hogback | W 260° | 1,871 m | 22.2 mi |
| Rabbit Ear Mountain | N 0° | 1,844 m | 0.0 mi |
| Rabbit Ear Mesa | E 90° | 1,833 m | 0.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:02 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton 1 N, 6 mi away.
- Pronghorn6 obs
- Horned Lark3 obs
- Lark Bunting1 obs
- Loggerhead Shrike1 obs
- Plains Spadefoot1 obs
- Gopher Snake1 obs
- Tahoka daisy1 obs
- upright prairie coneflower1 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/357612723
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