La Loma de Arena
La Loma de Arena rises to 2,055 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49043017, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2055 m
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 17.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 23.7 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 25.8 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 25 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 28 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerrito Blanco: 1.8 mi
- Lobato Mesa: 4.7 mi
- Cañones Mesa: 4.7 mi
- Cerrito del Chibato: 5.7 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 5.9 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 1.5 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 13.4 mi
- Rudolfo Anaya Mural: 19.3 mi
- Michael Jordan: 19.3 mi
- No limits mural: 19.6 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 1.4 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 1.6 mi
- Poshuoinge: 3.6 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 6.1 mi
- Time Capsule: 6.4 mi
- Dominguez-Velez de Escalente Trail Historical Marker: 1.4 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 12.8 mi
- El Rito Historical Marker: 12.8 mi
- Pueblo of San Juan Historical Marker: 17.3 mi
- San Gabriel on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 17.3 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 10.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 15.4 mi
- Elk Spring: 16.2 mi
- Pine Spring: 16.3 mi
- Rancherilla Spring: 16.5 mi
- Tsi’pin Ruins trailhead (permit required via Coyote Ranger Station): 6.1 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 6.5 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 12.6 mi
- Delgado Hall Historic Site: 13.3 mi
- Chimney Rock: 13.3 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 1.5 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 12.6 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 12.6 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 17.7 mi
- Bond House Museum: 19.5 mi
- Gates of Hell: 8.4 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 9.0 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 15.5 mi
- Black Mesa: 15.9 mi
- La Mesita: 22.0 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 16.0 mi
- Camp May: 20.5 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Rendija Arch: 19.2 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 21.3 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 22.8 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of La Loma de Arena. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | SSW 206° | 3,558 m | 15.4 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | SSW 193° | 3,517 m | 12.9 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | SSW 205° | 3,419 m | 9.8 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | SSW 204° | 3,323 m | 14.7 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | SW 220° | 3,225 m | 17.2 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | S 187° | 3,200 m | 16.4 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | SW 225° | 3,174 m | 16.5 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | SSW 193° | 3,169 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abiquiu DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357595710
Day trips start here
- Española · 20 mi
- Chimayó · 26 mi
- Pojoaque · 27 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 28 mi
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