Mount Barker
Mount Barker rises to 3,490 m in New Mexico. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49052016, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,490 m
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.8 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 20.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 13 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 13 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 13 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elk Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Valle de la Piedra: 2.8 mi
- Rosilla Peak: 3.8 mi
- Chaperito Knob: 5.1 mi
- Grass Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Cowles Recreation Site: 6.3 mi
- Terrero Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Fishing Hole Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Baker Flat Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Brazel Park: 10.7 mi
- Totem Pole: 7.4 mi
- Big Cola Can: 14.9 mi
- Dwan Light Sanctuary: 17.7 mi
- UWC: 17.8 mi
- Blue Bike: 18.7 mi
- Connells Cabin Historic Site: 5.6 mi
- Montezuma Hotel Complex Historic Site: 17.8 mi
- Nun's corner: 18.2 mi
- Mora Lounge: 19.8 mi
- Daniel Cassidy House Historic Site: 19.8 mi
- Jamie Koch: 5.7 mi
- Careflight 5 Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Henry Duke Windsor 1877-1933: 13.4 mi
- Pecos Pueblo North (ruin): 16.0 mi
- Pecos Pueblo South (ruin): 16.1 mi
- Cleveland Roller Mill Museum: 19.4 mi
- Water History Museum: 20.2 mi
- Museum of Spanish Colonial Art: 21.0 mi
- Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: 21.0 mi
- Carole LaRoche: 21.1 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 18.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 18.6 mi
- Terrace Gardens: 18.6 mi
- Adam Gabriel Armijo Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Schepps' Garden: 20.4 mi
- Big Pine: 6.7 mi
- Fishing Hole: 7.7 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 8.1 mi
- Baker Flat: 8.3 mi
- Oak Flats: 8.6 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 1.4 mi
- Hermit's Spring: 8.4 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 9.9 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 14.9 mi
- Loring Spring: 24.7 mi
- Pecos Falls: 12.0 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 14.8 mi
- Quemado Falls: 15.9 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 17.0 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 23.1 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 23.2 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs: 17.7 mi
- Las Ruedas: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Mount Barker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | NNW 343° | 3,976 m | 15.1 mi |
| Truchas Peak | NNW 343° | 3,975 m | 14.4 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | NNW 347° | 3,956 m | 15.3 mi |
| Chimayosos Peak | N 351° | 3,914 m | 14.8 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | N 1° | 3,904 m | 20.2 mi |
| Santa Fe Baldy | WNW 294° | 3,847 m | 11.6 mi |
| Trouble | N 8° | 3,847 m | 16.6 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | NNW 332° | 3,806 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:14 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gascon, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 936506 — Mount Barker, San Miguel County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357614889
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