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Horse Heaven

Horse Heaven, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.35807, -106.90337

58 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
Attractions: 5
Historic sites: 3
  • San Juan Basin: 21.1 mi
  • Cuba: 22.7 mi
  • Cuba Historic Marker: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 2
  • El Vado Lake State Park: 19.0 mi
  • Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • El Vado Lake State Park: 20.4 mi
  • Heron Lake State Park: 24.7 mi
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cerro JarocitoSSE 154°2,993 m23.0 mi
Nacimiento PeakS 173°2,973 m22.6 mi
Eureka MesaS 172°2,925 m24.0 mi
Deer MountainSSE 166°2,827 m24.5 mi
Capulin PeakSE 136°2,804 m10.9 mi
Mesa GuruleSE 133°2,758 m12.2 mi
Gallina PeakNE 39°2,732 m11.9 mi
Mesa AltaESE 124°2,719 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5119:5120:29
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1616:1716:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263037445364696759473526
Precip in1.11.11.10.91.10.72.62.11.31.20.91.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lindrith 1 WSW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357594973

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