Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks rises to 2,014 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Point of Rocks Mesa, a peak 0.7 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 8.3 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49062904, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,014 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 10.1 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 87.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
56 named places within 25 miles
- Point of Rocks Mesa: 0.7 mi
- Hogback Butte: 0.7 mi
- Black Hill: 4.3 mi
- Las Mesetas: 5.0 mi
- Sombrero Butte: 5.0 mi
- Dorsey Mansion State Monument: 4.8 mi
- Maxwell Park: 23.2 mi
- Devils Point: 6.7 mi
- Grave: 10.9 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point of Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | N 352° | 2,682 m | 14.0 mi |
| Sierra Grande | NE 38° | 2,655 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pine Buttes | N 355° | 2,569 m | 11.0 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,542 m | 11.7 mi |
| Raspberry Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,462 m | 11.1 mi |
| The Crater | N 352° | 2,448 m | 9.9 mi |
| Trujillo Mesa | N 356° | 2,435 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hogeye Mesa | N 2° | 2,416 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586379
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