Battleship Rock
Battleship Rock rises to 2,139 m in New Mexico. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the east-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Battleship Rock Picnic Ground, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail runs past it.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011143, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,139 m
How to reach it
- On the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 30.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 25.0 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 2 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 2 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Colorado: 0.9 mi
- Ghost Mesa: 1.9 mi
- Cebollita Mesa: 2.5 mi
- Fenton Hill: 4.6 mi
- Schoolhouse Mesa: 4.8 mi
- JÉMEZ STATE MONUMENT HISTORIC MARKER: 4.1 mi
- Jemez Historic Site: 4.2 mi
- Fenton Lake: 6.1 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 10.6 mi
- NEW MEXICO HISTORIC WOMEN MARKER INITIATIVE HISTORIC MARKER: 13.5 mi
- Golondrina: 19.1 mi
- Corky: 19.3 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 19.3 mi
- Touch the Sky: 19.3 mi
- Tranquility: 19.3 mi
- McCauley Warm Spring: 0.9 mi
- Electric Spring: 5.6 mi
- Laxitive Spring: 5.6 mi
- Lemonade Spring: 5.6 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 5.7 mi
- Soda Dam: 3.5 mi
- Human sundial: 4.8 mi
- Jemez Hot Springs Mineral Bath House Historic Site: 4.8 mi
- Gilman Tunnels: 9.4 mi
- Guadalupe Box: 9.5 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 4.3 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Kiva: 18.5 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 19.9 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 21.4 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 0.1 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 0.9 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 1.8 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 2.1 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Ground: 2.5 mi
- Bear Jump: 13.3 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 17.9 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 18.5 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 24.4 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 24.7 mi
- Jemez Falls: 2.3 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 21.9 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 22.0 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 1.6 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 7.7 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 19.4 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 19.4 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 19.4 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- Rendija Arch: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Battleship Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Peak | ENE 57° | 3,434 m | 5.5 mi |
| South Mountain | E 84° | 3,265 m | 6.2 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | NNE 28° | 3,225 m | 13.3 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | ENE 73° | 3,176 m | 14.1 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | NNE 23° | 3,174 m | 14.4 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | NE 52° | 3,148 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cerro Grande | ENE 77° | 3,098 m | 13.2 mi |
| Cerro Pelado | ESE 120° | 3,083 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:18 | 16:57 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357592028
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 18 mi
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