Atalaya Mountain
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Atalaya Mountain rises to 2,779 m in New Mexico. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Talaya Hill Open Space, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
Atalaya Mountain is a mountain peak located within the Santa Fe National Forest, in northern New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe Mountains in the Sangre de Cristo Range, a subrange of the Southern Rocky Mountains. A relevant viewscape from the city of Santa Fe, there are no higher peaks between the city and Atalaya Mountain to the east. Viewed from the city, Atalaya Mountain is framed by Sun Mountain to the right (south), Picacho Peak to the left (north), and Thompson Peak behind it. Atalaya Mountain is accessible by following the Atalaya Trail, or via the Dale Ball Trails from the direction of Picacho Peak and trail marker number 36.
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Wikidata Q96372493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,779 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 2.5 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 2.8 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 3.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 3 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 4 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 8 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Talaya Hill Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Atalaya Park: 2.0 mi
- Cerro Gordo Park: 2.1 mi
- Water History Park: 2.3 mi
- Santa Fe National Historic Trail: 2.6 mi
- Picacho Peak: 0.9 mi
- Talaya Hill: 1.2 mi
- Sierra Pelada: 1.9 mi
- Moon Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Sun Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Two Mile Dam and Reservoir: 1.7 mi
- Fort Marcy (ruins): 3.4 mi
- The Cross of Martyrs: 3.5 mi
- Prayer of Saint Francis: 3.6 mi
- Dorothy Scarritt McKibbin: 3.7 mi
- Moose: 1.6 mi
- St. Francis: 2.1 mi
- Journey's End: 2.7 mi
- Acequia Madre: 3.1 mi
- Angel Chair: 3.3 mi
- Water History Museum: 2.3 mi
- Museum of Spanish Colonial Art: 2.7 mi
- Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: 2.7 mi
- Museum of International Folk Art: 2.8 mi
- Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian: 2.9 mi
- Clark Exploration Place: 2.9 mi
- López Horno Plaza: 2.9 mi
- Allison Dormitory Historic Site: 3.8 mi
- Nun's corner: 4.1 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot Locomotive 5030: 4.3 mi
- Terrace Gardens: 1.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.6 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 1.7 mi
- Schepps' Garden: 2.0 mi
- Adam Gabriel Armijo Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 4.6 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 8.4 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 10.5 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 10.7 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 11.3 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 17.7 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 19.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 19.6 mi
- Yoh toh: 20.3 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 8.1 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 9.7 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 16.2 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 5.4 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 10.5 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 22.4 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 22.5 mi
- Bonanza City: 15.1 mi
- Las Ruedas: 17.4 mi
- Buckman: 19.8 mi
- Waldo: 21.5 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 19.2 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 20.1 mi
- Devils Throne: 21.0 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Atalaya Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Baldy | NNE 30° | 3,847 m | 13.2 mi |
| Lake Peak | NNE 34° | 3,771 m | 10.7 mi |
| Redondo Peak | NNE 29° | 3,766 m | 15.3 mi |
| Penitente Peak | NE 36° | 3,720 m | 10.8 mi |
| Tesuque Peak | NNE 33° | 3,656 m | 9.7 mi |
| Sierra Mosca | NNE 20° | 3,603 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Barker | ENE 69° | 3,490 m | 18.4 mi |
| Aspen Peak | NNE 22° | 3,384 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE Seton, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 928689 — Atalaya Mountain, Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357610899
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