Indian Head
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. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 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
- 2,286 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 21.0 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 7 mi
107 named places within 25 miles
- Slate Hill: 3.8 mi
- Coyote Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Antelope Mesa: 6.4 mi
- Cedar Hills: 8.5 mi
- Deer Lake Mesa: 8.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 6.0 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 7.2 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 12.3 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker: 13.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 13.4 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 2.6 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 13.8 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 14.7 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area: 16.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 15.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 19.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 20.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 24.4 mi
- Tipi: 3.2 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 7.0 mi
- Eagle: 21.0 mi
- Betty's Bra: 11.3 mi
- Palisades: 15.0 mi
- Dawson: 10.6 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | WNW 289° | 3,765 m | 19.2 mi |
| Touch-Me-Not Mountain | W 279° | 3,670 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Phillips | WSW 254° | 3,553 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | WSW 253° | 3,550 m | 15.6 mi |
| Tolby Peak | WSW 258° | 3,513 m | 16.5 mi |
| Comanche Peak | WSW 254° | 3,445 m | 14.9 mi |
| Green Mountain | W 274° | 3,403 m | 17.2 mi |
| Agua Fria Peak | SW 236° | 3,364 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:08 | 16:48 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
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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