Rio Grande Gorge State Park
Rio Grande Gorge State Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,844 m. Jicarita Peak stands 3,904 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Petaca Point, a attraction 0.4 miles away. High Road to Taos passes 8.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1844 m
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 12.8 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 24.7 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 12 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Copper Hill: 6.0 mi
- Cerro de las Marquenas: 7.2 mi
- Picuris Peak: 7.5 mi
- Cerro Azul: 7.8 mi
- Cerro Alto: 7.9 mi
- Vasquez de Coronados Route Historical Marker: 2.7 mi
- Pueblo Revolt Tricentennial Historical Marker: 2.7 mi
- Pilar Historical Marker: 2.8 mi
- Pueblo of Picuris Historical Marker: 8.5 mi
- Ranchos Park: 10.1 mi
- Petaca Point: 0.4 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center: 2.8 mi
- Dawn Treader Stargate Earthship: 9.4 mi
- Laureano Cordova Mill Historic Site: 9.6 mi
- Martínez Hacienda: 11.1 mi
- Kiva: 7.8 mi
- Harding Mine: 7.9 mi
- Fort Burgwin: 10.7 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 11.9 mi
- Taos Plaza: 12.8 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 7.9 mi
- Lauriano Cordova Memorial Musuem: 9.6 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 11.1 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 12.2 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 12.7 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 10.0 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 10.8 mi
- Red Horse: 12.3 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 12.9 mi
- Native Art: 13.7 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 2.5 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 9.1 mi
- Apache Springs: 12.7 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 14.3 mi
- Loring Spring: 23.2 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 10.1 mi
- La Mesita: 12.2 mi
- Comanche Rim: 12.5 mi
- Black Mesa: 18.4 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 3.1 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 11.9 mi
- La Vinateria: 13.7 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 23.9 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 20.3 mi
- Quemado Falls: 23.1 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Rio Grande Gorge State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jicarita Peak | SSE 146° | 3,904 m | 20.7 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | SSE 161° | 3,805 m | 21.4 mi |
| Pueblo Peak | NE 51° | 3,746 m | 20.4 mi |
| Trampas Peak | SSE 158° | 3,710 m | 19.9 mi |
| Cerro Olla | ESE 109° | 3,643 m | 19.6 mi |
| Cerro Vista | ESE 104° | 3,638 m | 20.5 mi |
| Ripley Point | SE 143° | 3,594 m | 18.5 mi |
| Cerro del Oso | ESE 120° | 3,431 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:12 | 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, 12 mi away.
- Common Goldeneye23 obs
- Mallard18 obs
- Kingcup Cactus16 obs
- Canada Goose12 obs
- Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus11 obs
- Bullock's Oriole8 obs
- scarlet hedgehog cactus8 obs
- tree cholla8 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/357589363
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