Vasquez de Coronados Route Historical Marker
Vasquez de Coronados Route Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,666 m. Cerro Pelado stands 3,083 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Colorado Plateau Historic Marker, a historic site 1.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1666 m
How to reach it
- On the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 20.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.6 mi off the Corrales Road
- 20.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 10 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 22 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 22 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerrito Negro: 2.6 mi
- White Mesa: 2.8 mi
- Mesa Cuchilla: 3.6 mi
- Red Mesa: 4.6 mi
- Chamisa Mesa: 6.8 mi
- Jemez Mountains Historical Marker: 4.3 mi
- Pueblo of Jemez Historical Marker: 4.3 mi
- Ojito Wilderness Study Area: 10.8 mi
- Mariposa Park: 14.6 mi
- Jemez Mountains Historical Marker: 14.8 mi
- White Mesa: 5.6 mi
- Hoodoos: 5.7 mi
- Replica of a prehistoric Jerez fieldhouse: 6.1 mi
- Red Work trailhead: 6.2 mi
- Walatoa Slot Canyon: 6.6 mi
- Spanish Queen Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Jemez Canyon Dam Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 19.7 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 19.8 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 20.6 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 8.8 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 9.0 mi
- Bear Jump: 19.1 mi
- Holy Ghost Spring: 14.0 mi
- McCauley Warm Spring: 19.6 mi
- Jones Canyon Spring: 24.3 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 21.3 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 21.4 mi
- Jones Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 24.2 mi
- Marian Shrine: 21.3 mi
- Rams: 21.4 mi
- Cabezon: 18.9 mi
- Jemez Falls: 19.5 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 21.3 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 22.9 mi
- Corrales Historical Society: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Vasquez de Coronados Route Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Pelado | NE 39° | 3,082.9 m | 19.7 mi |
| Los Griegos | NE 37° | 3,077 m | 20.2 mi |
| Peralta Ridge | NE 42° | 2,995 m | 20.4 mi |
| Aspen Peak | NE 49° | 2,819 m | 20.2 mi |
| Ruiz Peak | NE 50° | 2,778 m | 16.6 mi |
| Cerro del Pino | NE 35° | 2,752 m | 16.5 mi |
| Pajarito Peak | NNW 332° | 2,749 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cerro la Jara | NE 54° | 2,711 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jemez Springs, 16 mi away.
- Greasewood15 obs
- Fourwing Saltbush9 obs
- Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus9 obs
- Russian olive8 obs
- Southern Goldenbush8 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard7 obs
- tree cholla7 obs
- Alkali Sacaton6 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/357611857
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 22 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 29 mi
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