View Point
View Point rises to 2,861 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Tombe, a peak 1.6 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49087030, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2861 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 3.8 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 23.0 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 10 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 25 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tombe: 1.6 mi
- Pinoreal Peak: 2.4 mi
- Cerrito Colorado: 2.5 mi
- Devisadero Peak: 2.8 mi
- Tetillas Peak: 2.9 mi
- Ranchos Park: 4.1 mi
- Filemon Sanchez Fairground Park: 4.5 mi
- Taos County Rodeo Grounds: 4.6 mi
- Taos Eco Park: 4.7 mi
- Kit Carson Memorial State Park: 4.8 mi
- Mabel Dodge Luhan House Historic Site: 4.6 mi
- Shortcut: 4.7 mi
- Kit Carson House Historic Site: 4.8 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 4.8 mi
- Ernest L Blumenschein House Historic Site: 4.8 mi
- Kit Carson Cemetary: 4.8 mi
- Taos Plaza: 4.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial 1985: 4.8 mi
- Shortcut: 5.2 mi
- Fort Burgwin: 6.0 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 4.8 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 4.9 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 4.9 mi
- Bent House Museum: 4.9 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 5.9 mi
- Red Horse: 4.5 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 4.9 mi
- Native Art: 6.2 mi
- Eagle: 20.2 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 22.8 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 4.9 mi
- Apache Springs: 10.3 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 12.1 mi
- Apache Spring: 12.9 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 15.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 19.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 19.7 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 23.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 24.1 mi
- Comanche Rim: 22.7 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 23.5 mi
- Palisades: 24.2 mi
- La Vinateria: 2.1 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 14.7 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 16.1 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 12.6 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of View Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | NNE 23° | 4,011 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Walter | NNE 23° | 3,996 m | 15.8 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | NNE 26° | 3,989 m | 15.0 mi |
| Simpson Peak | NNE 24° | 3,953 m | 15.0 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | NNE 17° | 3,929 m | 14.5 mi |
| Red Dome | NNE 29° | 3,868 m | 15.6 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | NNE 15° | 3,848 m | 13.2 mi |
| Kachina Peak | NNE 16° | 3,804 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taos, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 912101 — View Point, Taos County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357600068
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