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The Catwalk Historical Marker

The Catwalk Historical Marker from directly overhead

The Catwalk Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,580 m. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Windy Point, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1580 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.37367, -108.84034

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
Parks: 9
Historic sites: 6
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 1
  • Mogollon Museum: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of The Catwalk Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitewater BaldyESE 107°3,310 m12.0 mi
Willow MountainE 100°3,283 m9.5 mi
Sacaton MountainSE 129°3,250 m11.3 mi
Black MountainESE 118°3,241 m11.1 mi
Center BaldyESE 113°3,210 m12.6 mi
Grouse MountainESE 113°3,081 m7.8 mi
Indian PeakESE 115°3,061 m10.3 mi
Bearwallow MountainENE 62°3,031 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:27
June solstice06:0719:5220:29
September equinox07:0418:4119:14
December solstice07:1616:3417:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404348546271757368584740
Precip in1.41.30.90.40.70.63.02.82.01.31.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 4 mi away.

  • Arizona sycamore43 obs
  • Clark's Spiny Lizard30 obs
  • Blue-green Sharpshooter30 obs
  • Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail20 obs
  • golden corydalis18 obs
  • American Dipper15 obs
  • Parry's agave15 obs
  • Wheeler sotol14 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357612148

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