Monument Rocks
Monument Rocks rises to 1,796 m in New Mexico. The Knees stands 2,685 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Palmer Mesa, a peak 2.0 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 6.8 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051278, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,796 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lehmer Lookout · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Palmer Mesa: 2.0 mi
- Chimney Rock: 3.6 mi
- Mesa Verde: 4.1 mi
- Popping Rock: 5.0 mi
- Thieving Rock: 5.9 mi
- Kiva Point: 13.3 mi
- Brigham Young Junior House Historic Site: 15.9 mi
- Inaccessible House: 17.4 mi
- Casa Colorado: 17.4 mi
- Echo Cliff: 18.6 mi
- Cliff Palace Viewpoint: 10.3 mi
- Doubled Walled Tower: 13.3 mi
- Indian Ruins: 15.2 mi
- Sixteen Window House: 16.1 mi
- Cliff Dwellings: 16.7 mi
- Wheeler (River Tract): 11.7 mi
- Bradshaw (River Tracts): 11.7 mi
- Schneider (River Tracts): 12.4 mi
- Jewett Valley (River Tracts): 14.1 mi
- Subdivision (River Tract): 21.0 mi
- Nizhoni Park: 10.2 mi
- Vista De La Plata Park: 21.1 mi
- Old Indian Racetrack Historic Site: 22.5 mi
- Westland Park: 22.6 mi
- Puesta del Sol Park: 23.4 mi
- Sunshine Spring: 3.1 mi
- Navajo Spring: 11.4 mi
- Wing Spring: 11.4 mi
- Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring: 11.5 mi
- Stinking Springs: 19.0 mi
- Chimney Rock: 6.1 mi
- Kaan Paachihpi: 16.1 mi
- Soda Point: 17.4 mi
- Echo Cliff: 18.5 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 19.2 mi
- Museum Of Navajo Art & Culture: 24.5 mi
- E3 Children's Museum & Science Center: 24.6 mi
- Comfort Station: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monument Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Knees | NNW 331° | 2,685 m | 24.7 mi |
| Piñon | N 2° | 2,531 m | 24.7 mi |
| Long Mesa | N 8° | 2,480 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pulpit Rock | N 359° | 2,397 m | 23.4 mi |
| East Ute Mesa | N 358° | 2,318 m | 21.4 mi |
| Battleship Rock | NNE 13° | 2,305 m | 23.9 mi |
| Coyote Mesa | N 356° | 2,272 m | 19.5 mi |
| East Toe | NNW 331° | 2,267 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:22 | 17:02 |
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 | 35 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fruitland, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357577363
Day trips start here
- Mesa Verde National Park · 25 mi
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