Valle Grande Peak
Valle Grande Peak rises to 2,624 m in New Mexico. Canjilon Mountain stands 3,326 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mars Polar Lander, a artwork 6.1 miles away. El Camino Real passes 27 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086812, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,624 m
How to reach it
- 26.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 28.7 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
116 named places within 25 miles
- Mesa de la Jarita: 6.5 mi
- Banco Lona: 7.7 mi
- Mogotito: 8.5 mi
- Mogote Peak: 8.9 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 9.1 mi
- Sierra Spring: 7.8 mi
- East Sisneras Spring: 7.9 mi
- Rock Spring: 8.2 mi
- Rancherilla Spring: 8.4 mi
- Elk Spring: 8.5 mi
- Delgado Hall Historic Site: 6.2 mi
- Canjilon Mountain Lookout Cabin Historic Site: 15.1 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 18.1 mi
- Chimney Rock: 18.6 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 19.5 mi
- Posi Pueblo: 11.3 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 11.4 mi
- Poshuoinge: 16.3 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 17.5 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 17.7 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 17.6 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 18.3 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 18.3 mi
- Aldo Leopold House: 18.9 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 19.7 mi
- Comanche Rim: 14.2 mi
- Black Mesa: 19.8 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 21.0 mi
- La Mesita: 21.1 mi
- Gates of Hell: 22.4 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 6.1 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 17.5 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 22.4 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 22.8 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 6.8 mi
- Hopewell Lake Day Use Area: 19.2 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 24.1 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 24.0 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 24.3 mi
- Hopewell: 19.5 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Valle Grande Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canjilon Mountain | NW 313° | 3,326 m | 13.7 mi |
| Peñasco Amarillo | NW 324° | 3,233 m | 23.0 mi |
| Jawbone Mountain | N 350° | 3,232 m | 21.7 mi |
| Cerro Saragate | NW 325° | 3,230 m | 17.7 mi |
| Burned Mountain | N 352° | 3,101 m | 17.0 mi |
| Red Hill | NW 310° | 3,097 m | 14.8 mi |
| Tusas Mountain | N 6° | 3,090 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mogote Peak | WNW 299° | 3,048 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:14 | 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 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Rito, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 912040 — Valle Grande Peak, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357600006
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