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Fowler Pass

Fowler Pass, seen from above at true elevation

Fowler Pass rises to 2,868 m in New Mexico. Touch-Me-Not Mountain stands 3,670 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rayado Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 5.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030273, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2868 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.39476, -105.05223

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 15
Historic sites: 14
Parks: 14
Attractions: 7
  • Homebound Ampitheater: 6.2 mi
  • Leadership School Campfire: 6.4 mi
  • Rayado: 7.0 mi
  • Covered Wagon: 7.2 mi
  • Welcome Wagon: 7.3 mi
Museums: 4
  • Kit Carson Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Villa Philmonte: 7.2 mi
  • Old Aztec Mill Museum: 10.5 mi
  • Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • The Wonders of Discovery: 6.9 mi
  • Tipi: 10.5 mi
  • Eagle: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Crooked Creek Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Apache Spring: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Fowler Pass. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Touch-Me-Not MountainNNW 328°3,670 m15.2 mi
Mount PhillipsNW 314°3,553 m8.2 mi
Bunkhouse Bare PointNW 314°3,550 m8.0 mi
Tolby PeakNW 314°3,513 m9.5 mi
Comanche PeakNW 319°3,445.2 m7.7 mi
Green MountainNW 325°3,403 m13.8 mi
Agua Fria PeakWSW 255°3,364 m9.0 mi
Big RedNW 317°3,358.9 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:12
June solstice05:4319:4420:22
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:0916:0916:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542485766696761514033
Precip in0.70.61.01.51.71.73.03.11.81.20.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cimarron 4 SW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899639 — Fowler Mesa, Colfax County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357585917

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