Granite Point
Granite Point rises to 2,527 m in New Mexico. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildlife Garden, a garden 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49032893, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,527 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 1.7 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 3.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 3.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 4 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 4 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 6 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Two Mile Dam and Reservoir: 1.7 mi
- Fort Marcy (ruins): 3.5 mi
- The Cross of Martyrs: 3.6 mi
- Harper Samuel Cunningham: 3.8 mi
- Prayer of Saint Francis: 3.8 mi
- Picacho Peak: 1.7 mi
- Talaya Hill: 2.0 mi
- Atalaya Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cerro Gordo: 2.2 mi
- Monument Rock: 3.0 mi
- Talaya Hill Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Cerro Gordo Park: 2.5 mi
- Water History Park: 2.9 mi
- Atalaya Park: 3.0 mi
- Monsignor Patrick Smith Park: 3.2 mi
- Moose: 1.8 mi
- St. Francis: 2.5 mi
- Acequia Madre: 3.6 mi
- Painter: 3.7 mi
- Spotted Tail Goes To Washington: 3.7 mi
- Water History Museum: 2.9 mi
- Carole LaRoche: 3.7 mi
- Verve Abode: 3.7 mi
- Aaron Payne Fine Art: 3.7 mi
- Museum of Spanish Colonial Art: 3.8 mi
- Nun's corner: 2.2 mi
- Allison Dormitory Historic Site: 3.8 mi
- Clark Exploration Place: 4.0 mi
- López Horno Plaza: 4.0 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot Locomotive 5030: 5.1 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 1.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.3 mi
- Terrace Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Adam Gabriel Armijo Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Schepps' Garden: 3.3 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 2.5 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 6.3 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 10.2 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 10.5 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 11.4 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 15.5 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 18.4 mi
- Soda Springs: 18.9 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 19.8 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 3.4 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 8.3 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 22.2 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 22.3 mi
- Quemado Falls: 23.1 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 9.6 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 11.9 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 17.2 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 18.4 mi
- Bonanza City: 16.7 mi
- Las Ruedas: 18.6 mi
- Buckman: 18.9 mi
- Waldo: 23.4 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 19.7 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 21.2 mi
- Devils Throne: 22.9 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Granite Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Baldy | NE 34° | 3,847 m | 11.1 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | NE 38° | 3,806 m | 18.4 mi |
| Lake Peak | NE 39° | 3,771 m | 8.7 mi |
| Redondo Peak | NNE 32° | 3,766 m | 13.2 mi |
| Penitente Peak | NE 42° | 3,720 m | 8.9 mi |
| Tesuque Peak | NE 40° | 3,656 m | 7.7 mi |
| Sierra Mosca | NNE 22° | 3,603 m | 16.0 mi |
| Elk Mountain | ENE 75° | 3,550 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:15 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE Seton, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357606080
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