Punta Pajarita
Punta Pajarita rises to 2,361 m in New Mexico. Mount Barker stands 3,490 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rowe Mesa, a peak 0.1 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49064515, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,361 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 0.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.1 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 22.2 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 13 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 21 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 22 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rowe Mesa: 0.1 mi
- Rowe Hill: 1.0 mi
- Gusano Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Cerro del Oso: 2.7 mi
- Cerros Oso: 3.8 mi
- Big Cola Can: 8.1 mi
- Blue Wolf: 11.7 mi
- 16-cylinder locomotive engine: 12.8 mi
- Red Horse: 14.0 mi
- Ghost Bison: 14.2 mi
- Pecos National Historical Park: 6.3 mi
- Pecos National Park: 6.4 mi
- Eldorado Community Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Lamy Park: 12.7 mi
- Brazel Park: 13.1 mi
- Ruins of Church Convento at Pecos: 6.3 mi
- ruins of Spanish church at Pecos: 6.3 mi
- Pecos Pueblo South (ruin): 6.4 mi
- Pecos Pueblo North (ruin): 6.5 mi
- Careflight 5 Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Pflueger: 12.8 mi
- Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian: 20.6 mi
- Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: 20.6 mi
- Museum of Spanish Colonial Art: 20.7 mi
- Museum of International Folk Art: 20.7 mi
- Schepps' Garden: 20.2 mi
- Terrace Gardens: 20.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 20.4 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 20.5 mi
- Native American Garden: 20.6 mi
- Seton Castle Historic Site: 18.2 mi
- Clark Exploration Place: 20.8 mi
- López Horno Plaza: 20.8 mi
- Connells Cabin Historic Site: 20.9 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot Locomotive 5030: 22.1 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 13.7 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 16.2 mi
- Big Pine: 20.2 mi
- Fishing Hole: 20.4 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 12.4 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 16.3 mi
- Villanueva State Park: 21.5 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 12.9 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 22.6 mi
- Hermit's Spring: 23.5 mi
- White Bluffs: 16.9 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 23.9 mi
- Las Ruedas: 2.5 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 21.3 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Punta Pajarita. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Barker | NNE 13° | 3,490 m | 21.3 mi |
| Valle de la Piedra | NNE 17° | 3,340 m | 19.0 mi |
| Rosilla Peak | N 5° | 3,231 m | 18.7 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNW 329° | 3,215 m | 16.8 mi |
| Glorieta Baldy | NNW 328° | 3,116 m | 15.4 mi |
| Chaperito Knob | N 3° | 3,096 m | 17.6 mi |
| Viveash Mesa | N 360° | 3,001 m | 16.2 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | NE 34° | 2,965 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:15 | 16:54 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pecos NM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 933088 — Punta Pajarita, San Miguel County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357612940
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