Vallecito Mountain
Vallecito Mountain rises to 3,848 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the east-northeast, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is South Fork Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off. 152 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Vallecito Mountain is a 12,643-foot elevation (3,854 m) summit in Taos County, New Mexico, United States.
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Wikidata Q49086816, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,848 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 14.2 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 14.8 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 16 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 19 mi
- U S Hill · 23 mi
- Base Camp View · 28 mi
152 named places within 25 miles
- South Fork Peak: 1.4 mi
- Lake Fork Peak: 1.5 mi
- Kachina Peak: 2.1 mi
- Simpson Peak: 2.8 mi
- Wheeler Peak: 3.0 mi
- Hematite Park: 10.0 mi
- Foster Park: 10.4 mi
- Kit Carson Memorial State Park: 10.4 mi
- Red Willow Park: 10.6 mi
- Taos Plaza: 10.8 mi
- Wheeler Peak Historical Marker: 3.0 mi
- San Geronimo (St. Jerome) de Taos Mission ruins: 8.1 mi
- Lawrence Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Taos Pueblo: 8.1 mi
- Shortcut: 10.1 mi
- Hlauuma (North House): 8.0 mi
- Hlaukwima (South House): 8.1 mi
- San Geronimo Chapel: 8.1 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 10.6 mi
- Governor Bent House Historic Site: 10.6 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 9.6 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 10.4 mi
- Bent House Museum: 10.7 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 10.7 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 10.9 mi
- Apache Spring: 7.7 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 14.7 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 16.6 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 19.0 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 20.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 11.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 12.2 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 14.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 16.4 mi
- Urraca Wildlife Management Area: 23.5 mi
- Native Art: 9.6 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 10.8 mi
- Eagle: 11.1 mi
- Red Horse: 11.5 mi
- Questa Apple: 13.5 mi
- La Vinateria: 11.6 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Palisades: 17.0 mi
- Betty's Bra: 24.7 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 4.2 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 13.9 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 15.8 mi
- La Belle: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vallecito Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | ENE 58° | 4,011 m | 3.0 mi |
| Mount Walter | NE 55° | 3,996 m | 3.2 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | ENE 75° | 3,989 m | 3.2 mi |
| Simpson Peak | ENE 69° | 3,953 m | 2.8 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | NE 40° | 3,929 m | 1.5 mi |
| Gold Hill | N 3° | 3,872 m | 7.5 mi |
| Red Dome | ENE 77° | 3,868 m | 4.1 mi |
| Kachina Peak | NNE 25° | 3,804 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:10 | 16:51 |
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 | 22 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Nest, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357600013
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