Trail of the Forty-niners Historical Marker
Trail of the Forty-niners Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,830 m. Pedernal Mountain stands 2,301 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Potrillo Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1830 m
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.1 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
54 named places within 25 miles
- Potrillo Hill: 2.5 mi
- El Marge Hill: 7.9 mi
- Mesa Palo Amarillo: 9.1 mi
- Palma Hill: 9.8 mi
- Los Cerritos del Toro: 9.8 mi
- Abandoned Vehicle: 14.6 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 19.0 mi
- Pintada: 14.6 mi
- Pintada Communtiy Center: 14.7 mi
- Villanueva State Park: 19.2 mi
- Star Axis: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trail of the Forty-niners Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedernal Mountain | WSW 243° | 2,301 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mesa de Aguilar | WNW 300° | 2,258 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mesa de la Mula | NW 305° | 2,202 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mesa las Tapia | WNW 282° | 2,159 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mesa Portrero | NW 309° | 2,135 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mesa Las Tapias | WNW 282° | 2,133 m | 18.0 mi |
| La Mesa Corral de la Agua | NW 321° | 2,130 m | 22.0 mi |
| Red Hill | WSW 244° | 2,087 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:42 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:15 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clines Corners 7SE, 17 mi away.
- tree cholla4 obs
- Western Earless Lizard3 obs
- Horned Lark2 obs
- Variegated Meadowhawk2 obs
- Stemless Four-nerved Daisy2 obs
- Plains Onion2 obs
- Guadalupe Milkvetch2 obs
- Fendler's Penstemon2 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/357612000
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