Las Conchas
Las Conchas rises to 3,030 m in New Mexico. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the north-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Las Conchas Picnic Ground, a picnic site 0.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043546, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,030 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 25.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 18.2 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 20.1 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Peralta Ridge: 1.3 mi
- Los Griegos: 1.6 mi
- Cerro Pelado: 1.9 mi
- South Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Aspen Peak: 3.6 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 5.1 mi
- Jemez Historic Site: 9.3 mi
- JÉMEZ STATE MONUMENT HISTORIC MARKER: 9.3 mi
- Fenton Lake: 12.6 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Golondrina: 13.3 mi
- Corky: 13.5 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 13.5 mi
- Tranquility: 13.5 mi
- Touch the Sky: 13.5 mi
- Alamo Spring: 5.3 mi
- McCauley Warm Spring: 6.0 mi
- Apache Spring: 7.6 mi
- Armstead Spring: 8.2 mi
- American Spring: 8.3 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 4.5 mi
- Soda Dam: 9.1 mi
- Human sundial: 9.6 mi
- Jemez Hot Springs Mineral Bath House Historic Site: 9.6 mi
- Alcove: 11.5 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 0.9 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 4.8 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 7.0 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 7.0 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 7.0 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 9.3 mi
- Kiva: 12.8 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 14.1 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 15.7 mi
- Bear Jump: 8.0 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 17.9 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 20.2 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 21.3 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 22.4 mi
- Jemez Falls: 4.7 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 15.0 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 15.1 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 13.6 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 13.6 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 23.6 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 6.8 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 11.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 13.3 mi
- Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area: 23.1 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 13.6 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Rendija Arch: 13.0 mi
- Buckman: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Las Conchas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Peak | NNW 337° | 3,434 m | 5.3 mi |
| South Mountain | N 349° | 3,265 m | 2.5 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | NE 49° | 3,176 m | 9.1 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | NE 35° | 3,169 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | NNE 16° | 3,148 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cerro Grande | NE 53° | 3,098 m | 7.8 mi |
| Shell Mountain | NNE 32° | 3,098 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cerro Pelado | SW 229° | 3,083 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos 13 W, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357606106
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 11 mi
- Española · 29 mi
- Pojoaque · 29 mi
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