Tent Rock
Tent Rock rises to 2,380 m in New Mexico. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cochiti Mesa, a peak 1.1 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49081951, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2380 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 22.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 14.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 17.3 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 12 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 12 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cochiti Mesa: 1.1 mi
- Upper Horn Mesa: 2.1 mi
- Sawyer Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Mesa del Rito: 3.4 mi
- West Mesa: 3.4 mi
- Kiva: 9.6 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 10.7 mi
- Valle Grande Historical Marker: 11.8 mi
- Main Gate Park: 12.1 mi
- Golondrina: 10.0 mi
- Corky: 10.0 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 10.0 mi
- Tranquility: 10.1 mi
- Touch the Sky: 10.1 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 4.7 mi
- Anasazi Ruins: 8.9 mi
- Long House: 9.1 mi
- Big Kiva: 9.3 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 2.4 mi
- Alcove: 6.8 mi
- The Narrows: 7.0 mi
- Alcove House: 8.6 mi
- Amphitheater: 8.8 mi
- Alamo Spring: 2.7 mi
- Apache Spring: 3.8 mi
- American Spring: 4.8 mi
- Armstead Spring: 5.0 mi
- McCauley Warm Spring: 10.9 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 5.2 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Camp May: 8.1 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 10.2 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 10.2 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 19.5 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 23.5 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 23.5 mi
- Bear Jump: 6.5 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 13.1 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 20.2 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 22.5 mi
- Jemez Falls: 9.6 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 10.2 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 10.3 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 10.2 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 24.5 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 11.6 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 15.6 mi
- Rendija Arch: 10.5 mi
- Buckman: 15.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 17.8 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Tent Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Peak | NW 311° | 3,434 m | 9.1 mi |
| South Mountain | NW 305° | 3,265 m | 6.3 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | NNE 20° | 3,200 m | 12.3 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | NNE 17° | 3,176 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | N 11° | 3,169 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | NNW 348° | 3,148 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cerro Grande | NNE 14° | 3,098 m | 6.0 mi |
| Shell Mountain | N 9° | 3,098 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 937202 — Tent Rock, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357615671
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 7 mi
- Pojoaque · 24 mi
- Española · 26 mi
- Santa Fe · 29 mi
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