View of the Rocks Historical Marker
View of the Rocks Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,014 m. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Point of Rocks Historical Marker, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Santa Fe Trail passes 8.3 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2014 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 10.1 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 87.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
63 named places within 25 miles
- Point of Rocks: 0.0 mi
- Point of Rocks Mesa: 0.7 mi
- Hogback Butte: 0.7 mi
- Black Hill: 4.3 mi
- Las Mesetas: 5.0 mi
- Point of Rocks Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
- Willow Springs Historical Marker: 1.8 mi
- Dorsey Mansion State Monument: 4.8 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker: 12.8 mi
- Maxwell Park: 23.2 mi
- Devils Point: 6.7 mi
- Grave: 10.9 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of View of the Rocks Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | N 352° | 2,682 m | 14.0 mi |
| Sierra Grande | NE 38° | 2,655 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pine Buttes | N 355° | 2,569 m | 11.0 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,542 m | 11.7 mi |
| Raspberry Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,462 m | 11.1 mi |
| The Crater | N 352° | 2,448 m | 9.9 mi |
| Trujillo Mesa | N 356° | 2,435 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hogeye Mesa | N 2° | 2,416 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357612357
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