Salt Lakes Historical Marker
Salt Lakes Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,844 m. Capilla Peak stands 2,852 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Laguna Del Perro Historical Marker, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Salt Missions Trail passes 5.4 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1844 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 22.6 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
- 21.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
47 named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Hill: 11.7 mi
- Jumanes Knob: 12.7 mi
- Cerro del Conejo: 14.6 mi
- Mesa de los Jumanos: 15.9 mi
- Round Top: 16.6 mi
- Laguna Del Perro Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
- Arthur Park: 6.9 mi
- Chavez Memorial Park: 19.6 mi
- Monte Alto Plaza: 19.8 mi
- Pinto Patio: 20.9 mi
- Estancita Springs: 6.3 mi
- Albuquerque Trail Spring: 24.5 mi
- Forth of July Spring: 24.6 mi
- Capilla Spring: 24.7 mi
- Horsehead Spring: 24.7 mi
- Estancia Historic Marker: 6.5 mi
- Laguna del Perro Historic Marker: 7.2 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 18.7 mi
- Stephen A. Sandlin Memorial Plaque: 19.8 mi
- Mountainair Historic Marker: 20.4 mi
- Quarai Museum: 20.0 mi
- US Southwest Soaring Museum: 21.6 mi
- Lewis Auto Museum: 21.8 mi
- Moriarty Historical Society Museum: 21.8 mi
- Painted Pig Tank: 5.4 mi
- New Mexico Zia: 20.0 mi
- Berkshire Hotel Historic Site: 6.8 mi
- McCall's Pumpkin Patch: 23.3 mi
- Salinas National Monument Headquarters Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Salt Lakes Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capilla Peak | W 271° | 2,852 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pedernal Mountain | ENE 60° | 2,301 m | 21.1 mi |
| Cerrito del Espia | WSW 258° | 2,216 m | 23.0 mi |
| Tajique | WNW 290° | 2,112 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mesa de los Jumanos | S 180° | 2,103 m | 15.9 mi |
| Cerrito del Llano | W 259° | 2,088 m | 19.6 mi |
| Pino Mountain | SE 138° | 2,080 m | 22.1 mi |
| Liberty Hill | SSW 203° | 2,068 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:44 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Estancia 4N, 10 mi away.
- Rough-legged Hawk1 obs
- Gunnison's Prairie Dog1 obs
- Western Milksnake1 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/357612009
Day trips start here
- Edgewood · 29 mi
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