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Indian Point

Indian Point, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Point rises to 3,118 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the east-southeast, 0.6 miles off. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 9.7 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
3118 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.99197, -106.45948

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 47
  • Nexus: 10.7 mi
  • Golondrina: 11.3 mi
  • Touch the Sky: 11.6 mi
  • Lucky: 11.6 mi
  • Multiverse 2020: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 32
Parks: 24
Springs: 19
  • Pine Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Footbath Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Sulphur Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Lemonade Spring: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 18
Picnic sites: 11
  • Camp May: 7.4 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 12.8 mi
  • La Cueva Picnic Ground: 13.3 mi
  • Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 13.6 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jemez Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 19.5 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Spence Hot Spring: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 8.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Indian Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeESE 119°3,558 m0.6 mi
Chicoma MountainENE 75°3,517 m4.3 mi
Redondo PeakSW 214°3,434 m10.0 mi
Polvadera PeakNNE 33°3,419 m5.6 mi
Cerro ToledoE 83°3,323 m1.2 mi
South MountainSSW 201°3,265 m11.4 mi
Cerro de la GaritaW 277°3,225 m4.0 mi
Caballo MountainESE 117°3,200 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:5019:4820:27
September equinox06:5518:3019:04
December solstice07:1316:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532394756595751413123
Precip in1.82.02.31.81.41.13.73.72.22.21.61.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos 13 W, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 2038784 — Indian Point, Sandoval County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357622607

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