Horse Heaven
Horse Heaven rises to 2,380 m in New Mexico. Cerro Jarocito stands 2,993 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Nogales Cliff House trailhead, a attraction 3.5 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 23 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49037193, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2380 m
How to reach it
- 23.4 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
58 named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Blanco: 7.9 mi
- Dead Man Peak: 8.5 mi
- Laguna Peak: 8.7 mi
- French Mesa: 8.8 mi
- Gallina Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Nogales Cliff House trailhead: 3.5 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 20.9 mi
- Cuba Rams: 23.0 mi
- Chimney Rock: 23.4 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 24.1 mi
- San Juan Basin: 21.1 mi
- Cuba: 22.7 mi
- Cuba Historic Marker: 24.3 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 7.9 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 14.7 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 19.0 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 23.4 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 20.4 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 24.7 mi
- Cecilia Spring: 13.4 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horse Heaven. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Jarocito | SSE 154° | 2,993 m | 23.0 mi |
| Nacimiento Peak | S 173° | 2,973 m | 22.6 mi |
| Eureka Mesa | S 172° | 2,925 m | 24.0 mi |
| Deer Mountain | SSE 166° | 2,827 m | 24.5 mi |
| Capulin Peak | SE 136° | 2,804 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mesa Gurule | SE 133° | 2,758 m | 12.2 mi |
| Gallina Peak | NE 39° | 2,732 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mesa Alta | ESE 124° | 2,719 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lindrith 1 WSW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357594973
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