Peak · New Mexico
Picture Rock
Picture Rock rises to 1,878 m in New Mexico. Thompson Peak stands 3,215 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Turquoise Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49061085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1878 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.49195, -106.08025
- 0.8 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 4.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 4.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.0 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Village Vista · 4 mi
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 12 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 15 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Turquoise Hill: 1.7 mi
- El Cerro de la Cosena: 2.1 mi
- Mount Chalchihuitl: 2.4 mi
- Cerro Bonanza: 3.3 mi
- Bonanza Hill: 3.6 mi
Parks
- Garden of the Gods Historical Marker: 3.3 mi
- Cerrillos Children's Park: 4.7 mi
- Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Tables: 5.6 mi
- Las Golondrinas: 5.7 mi
Artworks
- Pen Zia: 4.9 mi
- Zia: 5.0 mi
- Kokopelli: 5.0 mi
- Horse: 5.8 mi
- Fan Pole: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 58
- CERRILLOS - Official Scenic Historical Marker: 4.5 mi
- x: 4.6 mi
- Leonora Curtin Paloheimo: 5.6 mi
- Ann Wauben: 5.8 mi
- Royal Road, el Camino real de Tierra Adentro: 5.9 mi
Museums: 29
- Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum: 4.6 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 5.9 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 6.0 mi
- Madrid Museum (Old coal town): 7.2 mi
- Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 25
- abandoned mine marker: 3.3 mi
- Cerrillos Opera House Historic Site: 4.6 mi
- Mountain Village: 5.7 mi
- Plaza Salazar: 5.9 mi
- The Downs: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 16
- The Haozous Garden: 7.6 mi
- Biowall: 9.2 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 9.5 mi
- Xeric Garden: 14.7 mi
- Goede Orchard Garden: 14.7 mi
Springs: 7
- Yoh toh: 3.6 mi
- Cochiti Springs: 13.9 mi
- Ancho Spring: 21.2 mi
- Doe Springs: 22.1 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 21.1 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Bonanza City: 3.6 mi
- Waldo: 4.9 mi
- Hagan: 17.9 mi
- Buckman: 24.2 mi
- Las Ruedas: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 8.6 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 9.4 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Garden of the Gods: 3.3 mi
- Devils Throne: 4.3 mi
- White Bluffs: 17.1 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 21.1 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 21.3 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- La Bajada Rest Area: 4.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Picture Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | NE 51° | 3,215 m | 19.8 mi |
| Glorieta Baldy | NE 55° | 3,116 m | 19.3 mi |
| Sierra Pelada | NE 49° | 2,962 m | 15.8 mi |
| Monument Rock | NE 46° | 2,830 m | 20.5 mi |
| Atalaya Mountain | NE 43° | 2,780 m | 16.7 mi |
| Atalaya Mountain | NE 43° | 2,779 m | 16.7 mi |
| Placer Mountain | SSW 205° | 2,700 m | 11.9 mi |
| Shaggy Peak | ENE 60° | 2,657 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE CO Muni AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 893248 — Picture Rock, Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357578277
Day trips start here
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- Santa Fe · 16 mi
- Pecos · 23 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 24 mi
- Pojoaque · 28 mi
- Bernalillo · 30 mi
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