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Caja del Rio Plateau

Caja del Rio Plateau, seen from above at true elevation

Caja del Rio Plateau rises to 2,273 m in New Mexico. Sawyer Mesa stands 2,678 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Rito, a peak 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017572, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2273 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.68836, -106.18002

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Caja del Rio information kiosk: 4.8 mi
  • New Mexico Department of Game & Fish: 5.9 mi
  • Estes Park: 6.6 mi
  • Municipal Recreation Sports Complex: 6.9 mi
  • Sagebrush Park: 7.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Big Kiva: 8.3 mi
  • Acequia Madre Ditch No. 37: 8.4 mi
  • Long House: 8.5 mi
  • Royal Road, el Camino real de Tierra Adentro: 8.8 mi
  • Anasazi Ruins: 9.0 mi
Artworks
  • Turkey: 8.3 mi
  • Morning Zia: 8.5 mi
  • Hare: 8.9 mi
  • Strange Trio: 9.5 mi
  • Vasulka: 9.5 mi
Museums: 34
Attractions: 30
  • F-111 Fighter Jet: 7.3 mi
  • Plaza Salazar: 8.8 mi
  • Mountain Village: 9.0 mi
  • Alcove House: 9.1 mi
  • The Downs: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 17
Springs: 11
  • Ancho Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Doe Springs: 7.4 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 8.1 mi
  • Soda Springs: 8.4 mi
  • Cochiti Springs: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Camp May: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Hyde Park Falls: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 17.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Caja del Rio Plateau. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sawyer MesaWNW 304°2,678 m16.7 mi
Picacho PeakE 92°2,590 m16.5 mi
Saint Peter's DomeWNW 294°2,580 m11.7 mi
Rabbit HillWNW 302°2,527 m13.1 mi
Cochiti MesaWNW 291°2,500 m15.9 mi
Mesa del RitoNW 305°2,492 m13.8 mi
Boundary PeakWNW 298°2,479 m11.2 mi
Moon MountainE 98°2,464 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:5019:4720:25
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1116:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643506070737165534032
Precip in0.40.40.70.50.60.61.82.01.31.20.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE CO Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357605954

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