Refuge Rock
Refuge Rock rises to 2,000 m in New Mexico. Barometer Mountain stands 2,451 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Knoll Buttes, a peak 1.7 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 4.0 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068166, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,000 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 2.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 16.7 mi off the Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road
97 named places within 25 miles
- China Springs: 8.3 mi
- Parker Spring: 8.6 mi
- Sand Spring: 10.0 mi
- Manuelito Spring: 10.8 mi
- Santa Fe Spring: 13.4 mi
- Twin Knoll Buttes: 1.7 mi
- Torrivio Mesa: 3.4 mi
- Remnant Mesa: 3.9 mi
- Red Rock Hill: 4.6 mi
- Purty Rock: 5.1 mi
- Bubany Park: 5.5 mi
- Gallup Brickyard Bike Park: 5.6 mi
- Babe Ruth Park: 6.1 mi
- Indian Hills Park: 8.5 mi
- Red Rock State Park: 12.2 mi
- Santa Fe Caboose: 5.5 mi
- Church Rock: 12.6 mi
- Hoodoos: 12.7 mi
- Yellowhorse Trading Post: 15.8 mi
- Arizona Welcome Sign: 16.1 mi
- New Side: 4.0 mi
- Wu Wall: 4.1 mi
- White Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Hunters Point: 17.6 mi
- Gallup History Museum: 5.2 mi
- George Galaris Multiultural Center: 5.4 mi
- Red Rock Musuem: 12.0 mi
- Navajo Museum: 18.6 mi
- Wind Biker: 5.2 mi
- Chief Manulieto Sculpture: 5.4 mi
- USMC Sculpture: 5.4 mi
- Fort Wingate Army Depot: 12.9 mi
- Fort Wingate Historical Marker: 15.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Big Falls: 9.3 mi
- Painted Cliffs Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- window rock: 19.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Refuge Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barometer Mountain | ESE 104° | 2,451 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mesa Butte | ENE 74° | 2,447 m | 20.1 mi |
| Midget Mesa | ENE 74° | 2,429 m | 19.5 mi |
| Red Mesa | SE 133° | 2,311 m | 15.8 mi |
| Pyramid Rock | ENE 64° | 2,282 m | 12.2 mi |
| Ram Mesa | ENE 58° | 2,249 m | 20.3 mi |
| North Burned Timber Mountain | SE 140° | 2,245 m | 22.8 mi |
| Remnant Mesa | SE 145° | 2,216 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gallup Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899871 — Refuge Rock, McKinley County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586419
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