Ranger Station Picnic Ground
Ranger Station Picnic Ground is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,977 m. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountainair Historic Marker, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Salt Missions Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1977 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 1.7 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
- 27.1 mi off the El Camino Real, National
80 named places within 25 miles
- Eisenhart Hill: 5.1 mi
- Cerrito del Llano: 8.8 mi
- Cerrito del Espia: 9.1 mi
- Round Top: 9.1 mi
- Manzano Peak: 11.4 mi
- Little Sand Spring: 10.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 10.7 mi
- La Casa Spring: 10.8 mi
- Lower Ox Spring: 11.6 mi
- Upper Ox Spring: 11.9 mi
- Mountainair Historic Marker: 1.0 mi
- Stephen A. Sandlin Memorial Plaque: 1.4 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 8.0 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 12.2 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 16.3 mi
- Monte Alto Plaza: 1.5 mi
- Chavez Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Red Canyon Picnic Grounds: 11.0 mi
- Arthur Park: 20.2 mi
- Salt Lakes Historical Marker: 21.1 mi
- New Mexico Zia: 1.3 mi
- Painted Pig Tank: 16.4 mi
- Salinas National Monument Headquarters Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Gran Quivira Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Quarai Museum: 5.6 mi
- Berkshire Hotel Historic Site: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ranger Station Picnic Ground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzano Peak | WNW 296° | 3,060 m | 11.4 mi |
| Gallo Peak | NW 310° | 3,047 m | 12.7 mi |
| Bosque Peak | NNW 332° | 2,929 m | 19.4 mi |
| North Bosque Peak | NNW 331° | 2,909 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mosca Peak | NNW 339° | 2,890 m | 21.7 mi |
| Guadalupe Peak | NNW 338° | 2,873 m | 22.2 mi |
| Capilla Peak | NNW 329° | 2,852 m | 14.8 mi |
| Osha Peak | NW 319° | 2,824 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainair, under a mile away.
- Rufous-banded Crambid Moth12 obs
- White-lined Sphinx10 obs
- Painted Tiger Moth9 obs
- Southwestern Fence Lizard7 obs
- Sicya morsicaria7 obs
- Frothy Moth7 obs
- Pallid-winged Grasshopper6 obs
- Differential Grasshopper5 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/357598101
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