San Juan Basin Historical Marker
San Juan Basin Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,222 m. Archuleta Mesa stands 2,809 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabresto Mesa, a peak 2.5 miles away. Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2222 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cabresto Mesa: 2.5 mi
- Mestenas Mesa: 2.8 mi
- American Mesa: 3.0 mi
- Mestenas Peak: 3.9 mi
- Devils Mesa: 4.9 mi
- Laguna Seca Mesa Wildlife Area: 11.4 mi
- Bancos Canyon Riparian Area: 11.5 mi
- Mexican Spotted Owl Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 11.6 mi
- Gobernador & Cereza Fossil Area: 12.5 mi
- La Jara Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 12.5 mi
- Carracas Rim: 13.4 mi
- Carracas Rim: 13.7 mi
- Carracas Rim: 14.2 mi
- Carracas Rim: 14.8 mi
- Juanita: 16.2 mi
- Navajo Lake Horse Trails Recreation Area: 20.3 mi
- Simon Canyon Pueblito: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of San Juan Basin Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archuleta Mesa | NE 45° | 2,809 m | 21.5 mi |
| Archuleta Mesa | NE 48° | 2,767 m | 19.9 mi |
| Horse Lake Mesa | E 96° | 2,662 m | 22.6 mi |
| Sandoval Mesa | NNW 347° | 2,588 m | 21.3 mi |
| Piedra Peak | NNW 329° | 2,581 m | 23.2 mi |
| Dulce Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,507 m | 18.6 mi |
| Monero Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,487 m | 21.7 mi |
| Piedra Agujero | ENE 77° | 2,481 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
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 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dulce, 16 mi away.
- Brittle Pricklypear2 obs
- Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay2 obs
- White-crowned Sparrow1 obs
- Mule Deer1 obs
- Banana Yucca1 obs
- Gambel Oak1 obs
- Wholeleaf Paintbrush1 obs
- Southwestern Ponderosa Pine1 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/357612825
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