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Vasquez de Coronados Route Historical Marker

Vasquez de Coronados Route Historical Marker from directly overhead

Vasquez de Coronados Route Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,847 m. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pueblo Revolt Tricentennial Historical Marker, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. High Road to Taos passes 7.0 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1847 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.26922, -105.78750

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 23
Historic sites: 18
Artworks: 17
  • Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 7.5 mi
  • Arroyo Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Red Horse: 14.6 mi
  • Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 15.2 mi
  • Native Art: 16.1 mi
Museums: 10
Springs: 6
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Quartzite River Access: 0.4 mi
  • Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • La Vinateria: 15.7 mi
  • Northlake Picnic ground: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Black Rock Hot Spring: 18.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Vasquez de Coronados Route Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Truchas PeakSSE 159°3,976 m21.9 mi
North Truchas PeakSSE 157°3,956 m21.8 mi
Jicarita PeakSE 140°3,904 m19.4 mi
Jicarilla PeakSSE 155°3,805 m19.5 mi
Little Jicarita PeakSSE 149°3,739 m21.6 mi
Trampas PeakSSE 151°3,710 m18.1 mi
Cerro OllaESE 102°3,643 m20.0 mi
Cerro VistaE 96°3,638 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:15
June solstice05:4719:4620:25
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:1116:1316:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273340475566706861503828
Precip in0.70.50.70.81.20.91.51.81.41.30.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taos, 14 mi away.

  • Common Goldeneye24 obs
  • American Rubyspot19 obs
  • Mallard18 obs
  • Kingcup Cactus14 obs
  • Canada Goose12 obs
  • Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus11 obs
  • Apache plume9 obs
  • Bald Eagle8 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/357612094

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