- Elevation, modelled
- 2,025 m
- Tallest summit within 13.7 miles
- Caballo Mountain3,200 m · 11.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Jemez Mountain Trail5.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 35.7959, -106.2822
Ampitheater Picnic Area is a picnic site in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,025 m. Caballo Mountain stands 3,200 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Amphitheater, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 5.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Ampitheater Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caballo Mountain | NNW 337° | 3,200 m | 11.8 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | NW 314° | 3,176 m | 9.2 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | NNW 327° | 3,169 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cerro Grande | NW 305° | 3,098 m | 8.9 mi |
| Shell Mountain | NNW 327° | 3,098 m | 12.9 mi |
| Las Conchas | W 272° | 3,030 m | 13.5 mi |
| Rabbit Mountain | WNW 283° | 3,018 m | 10.9 mi |
| Cerro del Medio | NW 309° | 3,012 m | 12.0 mi |
- 5.1 mi off the Jemez Mountain TrailNational
- 18.7 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 12.3 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 14.5 mi off the El Camino RealNational
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 8 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 20 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 20 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Anasazi Ruins: 0.4 mi
- Long House: 0.9 mi
- Big Kiva: 1.1 mi
- Tsirege Pueblo Ruins: 3.7 mi
- Navawi Pueblo Ruins: 5.2 mi
- Frijoles Mesa: 1.0 mi
- Corral Hill: 1.4 mi
- Burnt Mesa: 2.1 mi
- Frijoles Mesa: 2.5 mi
- Mesita del Potrillo: 3.0 mi
- Natural Park: 3.7 mi
- PAHOA land: 4.0 mi
- Rocket Park: 4.4 mi
- Fire Station Fountain: 4.7 mi
- Rover Park: 4.8 mi
- Amphitheater: 0.0 mi
- Alcove House: 0.5 mi
- The Narrows: 1.9 mi
- Alcove: 2.1 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 10.6 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 6.1 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 6.2 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 11.4 mi
- Poeh Cultural Center: 16.3 mi
- Bond House Museum: 17.5 mi
- Doe Springs: 2.3 mi
- Ancho Spring: 3.4 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 4.8 mi
- Soda Springs: 5.9 mi
- American Spring: 6.3 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 6.1 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 20.2 mi
- Biowall: 20.7 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Camp May: 9.6 mi
- Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 13.6 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 2.6 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 2.8 mi
- Jemez Falls: 18.2 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 23.5 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 4.4 mi
- Bear Jump: 12.7 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 18.3 mi
- Gates of Hell: 22.1 mi
- Buckman: 7.2 mi
- Bonanza City: 20.3 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 18.6 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 20.1 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 19.8 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 22.5 mi
- Rendija Arch: 8.5 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 19.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 5 mi away.
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