Heart Rock
Heart Rock rises to 2,119 m in New Mexico. Mount Powell stands 2,653 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Many Mexican Spring, a spring 6.4 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 4.8 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035780, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,119 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 22.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chaco Canyon · 25 mi
- Pueblo Bonito Overlook · 25 mi
- Road Alignment · 25 mi
- Shrimp Burrows · 26 mi
75 named places within 25 miles
- White Water Mesa: 6.8 mi
- Red Butte: 6.9 mi
- Wheat Grass Butte: 7.3 mi
- Big Point: 8.8 mi
- Cream Colored Rock: 9.8 mi
- Many Mexican Spring: 6.4 mi
- Blue Water Spring: 6.6 mi
- Owl Spring: 9.1 mi
- Ojo del Chopo: 9.8 mi
- Dalton Pass Spring: 14.4 mi
- Gumbo Point: 16.6 mi
- Punta Burro: 19.4 mi
- Jim Point: 19.8 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 22.6 mi
- Chao Wall: 23.3 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 23.6 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 24.2 mi
- Chacoan Stairway: 25.0 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 18.9 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Heart Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Powell | SW 217° | 2,653 m | 20.0 mi |
| Hosta Butte | SW 231° | 2,628 m | 12.1 mi |
| San Mateo Mesa | SE 140° | 2,513 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mesa de Ortega | SE 139° | 2,506 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mesa de Jaramillo | SSE 151° | 2,498 m | 15.4 mi |
| Big Point | S 189° | 2,495 m | 8.8 mi |
| Muggy Point | SE 140° | 2,470 m | 20.8 mi |
| Las Mesas | SE 140° | 2,454 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chaco Canyon Natl MON, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357574807
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