Big Rock
Big Rock rises to 2,708 m in New Mexico. Brazos Peak stands 3,440 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mesa, a peak 3.5 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012725, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2708 m
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 28.7 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 23 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 25 mi
111 named places within 25 miles
- Red Mesa: 3.5 mi
- Kiowa Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Mesa de la Jarita: 4.5 mi
- Petaca Mesa: 4.7 mi
- Petaca Peak: 5.1 mi
- Butterfly Spring: 8.7 mi
- Yolanda Spring: 9.2 mi
- Ojito Azul: 12.5 mi
- Fifteen Springs: 12.9 mi
- Moeller Spring: 13.0 mi
- Delgado Hall Historic Site: 16.3 mi
- Earthship Community: 17.0 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Bridge: 19.1 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Bridge: 19.1 mi
- Dawn Treader Stargate Earthship: 19.6 mi
- Hopewell Lake Day Use Area: 14.1 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 16.9 mi
- El Rito Historical Marker: 16.9 mi
- Rio Grande Rift Historical Marker: 17.3 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Historical Marker: 19.4 mi
- Comanche Rim: 11.4 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 22.7 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 23.3 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 24.0 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 24.3 mi
- Historic Arroyo Aguaje Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 17.6 mi
- Posi Pueblo: 17.9 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 19.0 mi
- Petroglyphs: 22.4 mi
- Aldo Leopold House: 8.4 mi
- Davy Museum: 13.0 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 24.8 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 9.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 24.6 mi
- Brazos Falls: 24.3 mi
- Brazos Falls: 24.4 mi
- Hopewell: 14.7 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 16.2 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 18.9 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazos Peak | NW 314° | 3,440 m | 24.8 mi |
| Canjilon Mountain | W 273° | 3,326 m | 16.1 mi |
| San Antonio Mountain | N 7° | 3,326 m | 21.0 mi |
| Peñasco Amarillo | WNW 297° | 3,233 m | 22.0 mi |
| Jawbone Mountain | NW 323° | 3,232 m | 16.2 mi |
| Cerro Saragate | WNW 290° | 3,230 m | 17.3 mi |
| Olguin Mesa | NNW 330° | 3,183 m | 22.1 mi |
| Banco Julian | NNW 339° | 3,174 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tres Piedras, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 903808 — Big Rock, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592181
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