Sulphur Point
Sulphur Point rises to 2,825 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Laxitive Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49079887, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,825 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 35.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.1 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 27.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 4 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 4 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- San Antonio Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Fenton Hill: 3.3 mi
- Cebollita Mesa: 4.1 mi
- Ghost Mesa: 4.4 mi
- Redondo Peak: 4.4 mi
- Fenton Lake: 6.1 mi
- JÉMEZ STATE MONUMENT HISTORIC MARKER: 9.9 mi
- Jemez Historic Site: 10.1 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 10.2 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Nexus: 17.6 mi
- Golondrina: 17.6 mi
- Corky: 17.8 mi
- Touch the Sky: 17.8 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 17.8 mi
- Laxitive Spring: 0.5 mi
- Footbath Spring: 0.5 mi
- Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 0.5 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 0.5 mi
- Electric Spring: 0.5 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 10.2 mi
- Kiva: 16.9 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 18.4 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 19.5 mi
- Soda Dam: 9.3 mi
- Human sundial: 10.7 mi
- Jemez Hot Springs Mineral Bath House Historic Site: 10.7 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 13.9 mi
- Gilman Tunnels: 14.8 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Ground: 3.6 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 4.3 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 5.2 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 6.1 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 6.7 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 12.4 mi
- Bear Jump: 17.3 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 19.8 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 20.3 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 23.1 mi
- Jemez Falls: 7.1 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 22.7 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 22.9 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 2.2 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 4.5 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 17.9 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 17.9 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 17.9 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 23.7 mi
- Rendija Arch: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Sulphur Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | ENE 62° | 3,558 m | 10.7 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | ENE 64° | 3,517 m | 14.7 mi |
| Redondo Peak | SE 132° | 3,434 m | 4.4 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | ENE 62° | 3,323 m | 11.5 mi |
| South Mountain | SE 137° | 3,265 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | NE 41° | 3,225 m | 7.7 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | E 79° | 3,200 m | 14.5 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | E 99° | 3,176 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos 13 W, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 918374 — Sulphur Point, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357606227
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 19 mi
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