Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks rises to 1,559 m in New Mexico. Timber Mountain stands 2,291 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rincon Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a nature reserve 8.8 miles away. El Camino Real passes 11 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
Point of Rocks, named by the Spanish Cerros del Perrillo (Hills of the Doggy), is a 5,115 foot / 1,559 meter summit and the name of a range of hills of which the summit is the highest. The summit and the hills are in the Jornada del Muerto plateau, mostly in Sierra County, New Mexico. The southernmost part of the hills are within Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
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Wikidata Q49062907, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,559 m
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 22.1 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 22.4 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
48 named places within 25 miles
- Redhouse Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Red House Mountain: 9.4 mi
- San Diego Mountain: 13.1 mi
- Cedar Hill: 15.4 mi
- Lone Mountain: 16.9 mi
- Mormon Battalion Historical Marker: 9.5 mi
- Hatch Historical Marker: 13.2 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 22.1 mi
- Teako's Giants of Hatch: 13.2 mi
- Lucero Wash petroglyphs: 20.8 mi
- Palomas Gap: 22.8 mi
- Rincon Community Park: 9.5 mi
- Fort Selden State Monument: 21.6 mi
- Santa Barbara: 13.2 mi
- Aleman: 13.7 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Southbound: 16.9 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Northbound: 17.0 mi
- Derry Warm Spring: 17.1 mi
- Libby Spring: 20.2 mi
- North Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- South Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Rincon Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 8.8 mi
- Village of Hatch Museum: 13.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Mountain | NW 310° | 2,291 m | 18.6 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NW 304° | 2,240 m | 17.1 mi |
| Block Mountain | E 86° | 2,216 m | 24.5 mi |
| Kaylor Mountain | ENE 61° | 2,199 m | 24.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NE 38° | 2,196 m | 24.0 mi |
| Gardner Peak | E 85° | 2,171 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mesa Azur | SSW 207° | 2,002 m | 23.0 mi |
| Magdalena Peak | SSW 207° | 1,984 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:44 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:34 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:29 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jornada EXP Range, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357607572
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