Watrous Historical Marker
Watrous Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,957 m. Hermit Peak stands 3,127 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Carl W Wildensteins House Historic Site, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Santa Fe Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1957 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 23.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
109 named places within 25 miles
- Carl W Wildensteins House Historic Site: 0.0 mi
- ATSF 1129: 18.1 mi
- Hebrew Temple Historic Site: 18.1 mi
- Ilfield Law Office Building Historic Site: 18.2 mi
- Esperanza Herrera House Historic Site: 18.2 mi
- Maxson Crater: 9.1 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 9.4 mi
- The Island: 11.9 mi
- Riner Mesa: 12.2 mi
- Turkey Mountains: 14.1 mi
- Fort Union National Monument Historical Marker: 8.2 mi
- Hanna Park: 17.9 mi
- AT and SF RR Depot Locomotive 1129: 18.1 mi
- Hogbacks Historical Marker: 18.2 mi
- Keyes Park: 18.2 mi
- STRIKE VALLEYS HISTORIC MARKER: 14.5 mi
- Emiteria "Matie" Martinez Robinson Viles Historic Marker: 14.5 mi
- HERMIT'S PEAK HISTORIC MARKER: 15.0 mi
- The Historic Serf Theatre Hall: 18.9 mi
- Montezuma Castle: 19.2 mi
- Storrie Zia: 17.1 mi
- Red Dawn: 18.8 mi
- UWC: 19.3 mi
- Dwan Light Sanctuary: 19.3 mi
- Welcome: 20.0 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum: 18.6 mi
- City of Las Vegas Museum: 18.6 mi
- Rough Riders Museum: 18.6 mi
- McAllister Lake Wildlife Management Area: 21.7 mi
- Wagon Mound Lake Wildlife Management Area: 22.8 mi
- Fort Union Rest Area: 9.2 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs: 19.4 mi
- Hermit's Spring: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Watrous Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermit Peak | W 263° | 3,127 m | 24.5 mi |
| Turkey Mountains | NNE 18° | 2,807 m | 14.1 mi |
| Comanche Peak | NW 310° | 2,732 m | 24.4 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | NNW 348° | 2,704 m | 21.5 mi |
| Eagle Peak | WNW 299° | 2,573 m | 22.1 mi |
| El Poso | NW 311° | 2,514 m | 21.3 mi |
| Cerro del Amole | NNW 339° | 2,494 m | 21.0 mi |
| Capulin Hill | WNW 295° | 2,446 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:42 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valmora, 4 mi away.
- Pronghorn11 obs
- Wapiti6 obs
- Gopher Snake3 obs
- Southwestern Ponderosa Pine3 obs
- Belted Kingfisher2 obs
- Rock Pigeon2 obs
- Great Blue Heron2 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk2 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/357612671
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