Three Rivers Petroglyphs Historical Marker
Three Rivers Petroglyphs Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,393 m. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Rivers Historical Marker, a park 0.2 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 23 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1393 m
How to reach it
- 22.7 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
76 named places within 25 miles
- Jackass Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Rose Peak: 9.0 mi
- Horse Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Black Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Coyote Peak: 12.0 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Marker: 0.2 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Recreational Site: 3.3 mi
- Sierra Blanca Historical Marker: 15.8 mi
- Round Mountain Historical Marker: 16.3 mi
- Blazer Mill Historical Marker: 16.5 mi
- DH Sutherland House Historic Site: 24.9 mi
- Juan Jose Gutierrez House Historic Site: 25.0 mi
- Juan Garcia House Historic Site: 25.0 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 3.9 mi
- The Palisades: 5.8 mi
- Padilla Springs: 8.9 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 22.8 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 23.0 mi
- Old Mill: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Three Rivers Petroglyphs Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | ENE 77° | 3,620 m | 15.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ENE 73° | 3,518 m | 16.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | ENE 71° | 3,276 m | 17.9 mi |
| White Horse Hill | ENE 62° | 3,111 m | 15.7 mi |
| Nogal Peak | NE 52° | 2,966 m | 19.8 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | ENE 69° | 2,942 m | 21.2 mi |
| Granite Knob | ENE 69° | 2,906 m | 21.5 mi |
| Cow Mountain | E 79° | 2,858 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:41 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:24 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tularosa, 17 mi away.
- Creosote Bush42 obs
- soaptree yucca15 obs
- Fourwing Saltbush8 obs
- honey mesquite7 obs
- Black-spined Pricklypear3 obs
- yellow bird-of-paradise shrub3 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard2 obs
- silverleaf nightshade2 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/357612025
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