El Gobernador Knob
El Gobernador Knob rises to 1,995 m in New Mexico. Piedra Peak stands 2,581 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Navajo Lake Horse Trails Recreation Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027429, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,995 m
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Martinez Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Manzanares Mesa: 5.7 mi
- Baltazar Peak: 5.7 mi
- Pump Mesa: 6.4 mi
- Melquadis Point: 8.2 mi
- Frances Mesa Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 3.2 mi
- Christmas Tree Ruin Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 3.3 mi
- Pregnant Basketmaker Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 3.4 mi
- Romine Canyon Site: 4.3 mi
- Frances Mesa Ruin Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 5.3 mi
- Navajo Lake Horse Trails Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Majestic Enchantment Fly Fishing: 9.7 mi
- Tiger Park: 20.8 mi
- Kokopelli Park: 21.3 mi
- Cap Walls Memorial Park: 21.9 mi
- D C Ball House Historic Site: 21.9 mi
- Austin-McDonald House Historic Site: 22.0 mi
- McCoy-Maddox House Historic Site: 22.2 mi
- Harvey McCoy House Historic Site: 22.2 mi
- Maurice Case House Historic Site: 22.3 mi
- Simon Canyon Pueblito: 5.3 mi
- UFO Crash Site Plaque: "Recovery at Hart Canyon": 15.2 mi
- UFO crash site ( Aztec NM ): 15.2 mi
- US HW 550 end: 22.2 mi
- Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 22.8 mi
- Aztec Museum: 22.4 mi
- Aztec Ruins Visitor Center: 22.8 mi
- Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum: 24.4 mi
- Salmon Ruin Museum: 24.7 mi
- Carracas Rim: 20.8 mi
- Dufers Point: 24.7 mi
- Bloomfield "B": 21.7 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 22.2 mi
- Dryfall: 19.3 mi
- Aztec Ruins Heritage Garden: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of El Gobernador Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedra Peak | NNE 20° | 2,581 m | 22.5 mi |
| Piedra Peak Number 2 | NNE 22° | 2,481 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mestenas Peak | E 95° | 2,343 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mestenas Mesa | E 92° | 2,322 m | 18.0 mi |
| Gobernador Knob | SE 125° | 2,316 m | 17.4 mi |
| Carracas Mesa | NE 43° | 2,315 m | 20.2 mi |
| Devils Mesa | E 100° | 2,306 m | 20.1 mi |
| Vigas Mesa | ESE 116° | 2,288 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:55 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:18 | 16:58 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 44 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Navajo DAM, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 901614 — El Gobernador Knob, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357589491
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