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Indian Head

Indian Head, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Head rises to 2,286 m in New Mexico. Baldy Mountain stands 3,765 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cimarron Veterans Memorial, a park 2.6 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49038481, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2286 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.54031, -104.88611

Overlooks nearby

113 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Historic sites: 14
Parks: 12
Attractions: 7
  • Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza: 2.7 mi
  • T-Rex Track: 6.1 mi
  • Welcome Wagon: 6.5 mi
  • Covered Wagon: 6.8 mi
  • Homebound Ampitheater: 7.6 mi
Museums: 6
  • Old Aztec Mill Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Villa Philmonte: 6.6 mi
  • Kit Carson Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 17.4 mi
  • Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 20.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Artworks: 3
  • Tipi: 3.2 mi
  • The Wonders of Discovery: 7.0 mi
  • Eagle: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Crooked Creek Spring: 16.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Indian Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy MountainWNW 289°3,765 m19.2 mi
Touch-Me-Not MountainW 279°3,670 m17.6 mi
Mount PhillipsWSW 254°3,553 m15.8 mi
Bunkhouse Bare PointWSW 253°3,550 m15.6 mi
Tolby PeakWSW 258°3,513 m16.5 mi
Comanche PeakWSW 254°3,445.2 m14.9 mi
Green MountainW 274°3,403 m17.2 mi
Agua Fria PeakSW 236°3,364 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:12
June solstice05:4219:4320:22
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:0916:0816:48

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 890305 — Indian Head, Colfax County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357575432

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