Turkey Ridge
Turkey Ridge rises to 3,558 m in New Mexico. Chicoma Mountain stands 3,517 m to the east-northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Point, a peak 0.6 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 9.3 miles off.
The story
Ridge in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49698600, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,558 m
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 12.3 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 34.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 11 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 13 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Point: 0.6 mi
- Cerro Toledo: 0.8 mi
- Cerro Santa Rosa: 3.2 mi
- Shell Mountain: 3.4 mi
- La Mesa del Pedregosa: 3.7 mi
- Nexus: 10.1 mi
- Golondrina: 10.8 mi
- Touch the Sky: 11.0 mi
- Lucky: 11.1 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 11.1 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 9.4 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Los Alamos High School Memorial Garden: 10.3 mi
- Pierotti's Clowns: 11.0 mi
- Los Alamos Education Group Monument: 11.1 mi
- Pine Spring: 9.5 mi
- Armstead Spring: 10.5 mi
- Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 10.7 mi
- Footbath Spring: 10.7 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 10.8 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Kiva: 10.2 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 11.3 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 11.7 mi
- Main Gate Park: 13.4 mi
- Alcove: 14.8 mi
- The Narrows: 15.0 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 15.9 mi
- Amphitheater: 16.3 mi
- Alcove House: 16.6 mi
- Camp May: 6.9 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 12.6 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Ground: 13.5 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 13.7 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 11.0 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 11.1 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 16.9 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 19.8 mi
- Bond House Museum: 20.5 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 9.1 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 10.1 mi
- Gates of Hell: 15.7 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 19.7 mi
- Bear Jump: 20.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 14.8 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 23.7 mi
- Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area: 23.8 mi
- Jemez Falls: 14.9 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 18.8 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 19.0 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 11.1 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 17.4 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 11.3 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 13.8 mi
- Rendija Arch: 8.4 mi
- Buckman: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Turkey Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicoma Mountain | ENE 70° | 3,517 m | 4.0 mi |
| Redondo Peak | SW 217° | 3,434 m | 10.1 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | NNE 27° | 3,419 m | 5.6 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | ENE 59° | 3,323 m | 0.8 mi |
| South Mountain | SSW 204° | 3,265 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | W 280° | 3,225 m | 4.5 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | ESE 116° | 3,200 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | SSE 158° | 3,176 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7391606553
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 16 mi
- Española · 22 mi
- Pojoaque · 25 mi
- Chimayó · 29 mi
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