- Elevation
- 2,722 m
- Tallest summit within 12.8 miles
- Turkey Ridge3,558 m · 5.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Jemez Mountain Trail5.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 35.9167, -106.5089
Valles Caldera National Preserve is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded 2,722 m. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the north-northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerros de Trasquilar, a peak 1.8 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 5.3 miles off.
- Elevation
- 2722 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Valles Caldera National Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | NNE 33° | 3,558 m | 5.9 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | NE 48° | 3,517 m | 9.4 mi |
| Redondo Peak | SW 223° | 3,434 m | 4.2 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | NNE 30° | 3,419 m | 11.5 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | NE 36° | 3,323 m | 6.7 mi |
| South Mountain | SSW 193° | 3,265 m | 5.6 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | NNW 348° | 3,225 m | 5.8 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | ENE 72° | 3,200 m | 8.4 mi |
- 5.3 mi off the Jemez Mountain TrailNational
- 16.0 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 31.8 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 24.7 mi off the El Camino RealNational
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerros de Trasquilar: 1.8 mi
- Cerro Piñon: 1.9 mi
- Cerros del Abrigo: 2.0 mi
- Cerro San Luis: 2.8 mi
- Cerro Santa Rosa: 3.1 mi
- Nexus: 11.4 mi
- Golondrina: 11.5 mi
- Touch the Sky: 11.7 mi
- Corky: 11.7 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 11.8 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 5.4 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Los Alamos High School Memorial Garden: 10.9 mi
- Pierotti's Clowns: 11.7 mi
- Los Alamos Education Group Monument: 11.8 mi
- Valle Grande Historical Marker: 7.5 mi
- Kiva: 10.8 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 12.3 mi
- Soda Dam Historical Marker: 13.2 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 13.3 mi
- Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 5.9 mi
- Footbath Spring: 6.0 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 6.0 mi
- Lemonade Spring: 6.0 mi
- Electric Spring: 6.1 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 11.3 mi
- Soda Dam: 13.2 mi
- Alcove: 13.3 mi
- The Narrows: 13.5 mi
- Human sundial: 14.3 mi
- Camp May: 6.3 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 7.1 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Ground: 8.0 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 8.1 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 8.8 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 12.7 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 14.7 mi
- Bear Jump: 15.5 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 19.3 mi
- Gates of Hell: 21.3 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 11.8 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 11.8 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 22.0 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 22.8 mi
- Bond House Museum: 24.4 mi
- Jemez Falls: 9.1 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 17.5 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 17.7 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 7.7 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 8.2 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 10.9 mi
- Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area: 20.9 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 11.8 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Rendija Arch: 9.8 mi
- Buckman: 20.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:17 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos 13 W, 4 mi away.
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