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Soda Dam Historical Marker

Soda Dam Historical Marker from directly overhead

Soda Dam Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,930 m. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Soda Dam, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Jemez Mountain Trail runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1930 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.79141, -106.68642

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 20
Historic sites: 18
Springs: 16
  • McCauley Warm Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Laxitive Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Electric Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Lemonade Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Sulphur Springs: 9.0 mi
Parks: 15
Picnic sites: 12
  • Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 3.5 mi
  • Rincon Picnic Ground: 4.4 mi
  • Group Area (by reservation only): 4.8 mi
  • Spanish Queen Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 12
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jemez Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Hot springs: 2
  • Spence Hot Spring: 5.1 mi
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 10.5 mi
Museums: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Soda Dam Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Redondo PeakNE 52°3,434 m9.0 mi
South MountainENE 70°3,265 m9.2 mi
Cerros del AbrigoNE 50°3,148 m15.2 mi
Cerro PeladoE 94°3,082.9 m7.7 mi
Los GriegosE 88°3,077 m7.6 mi
San Antonio MountainNNE 21°3,041 m10.8 mi
Las ConchasE 85°3,030 m9.2 mi
Rabbit MountainENE 77°3,018 m12.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5219:4920:27
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1416:1816:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333744505969727064534133
Precip in1.00.81.00.90.80.72.62.61.61.40.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jemez Springs, under a mile away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Apache plume22 obs
  • Alfalfa16 obs
  • tree cholla15 obs
  • Yerba Mansa14 obs
  • common arrowgrass14 obs
  • silverleaf nightshade13 obs
  • Redstem Stork's-bill11 obs
  • great mullein11 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357612829

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