Dalton Picnic Area
Dalton Picnic Area is a picnic site in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,199 m. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainy Day Picnic Ground, a picnic site 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2199 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.5 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 10.1 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 14.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 11 mi
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 11 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 12 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Viveash Mesa: 3.4 mi
- Pulpit Point: 4.9 mi
- Chaperito Knob: 5.0 mi
- Rosilla Peak: 6.3 mi
- Glorieta Baldy: 6.5 mi
- Totem Pole: 3.8 mi
- Big Cola Can: 5.5 mi
- Blue Wolf: 11.4 mi
- Moose: 12.1 mi
- St. Francis: 12.8 mi
- Pecos Historical Marker: 5.4 mi
- Terrero Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
- Glorieta Pass Historical Marker: 6.8 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker: 7.0 mi
- Pecos National Park: 7.1 mi
- Careflight 5 Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Glorieta Pass Battlefield: 6.9 mi
- Pecos Pueblo North (ruin): 7.0 mi
- Pecos Pueblo South (ruin): 7.1 mi
- ruins of Spanish church at Pecos: 7.2 mi
- Water History Museum: 13.1 mi
- Museum of Spanish Colonial Art: 13.5 mi
- Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: 13.5 mi
- Museum of International Folk Art: 13.6 mi
- Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian: 13.7 mi
- Connells Cabin Historic Site: 7.7 mi
- Nun's corner: 12.7 mi
- Clark Exploration Place: 13.7 mi
- López Horno Plaza: 13.7 mi
- Seton Castle Historic Site: 14.4 mi
- Terrace Gardens: 11.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 11.7 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 11.7 mi
- Adam Gabriel Armijo Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Schepps' Garden: 12.9 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 0.5 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 2.9 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 10.3 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 11.1 mi
- Big Pine: 12.8 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 13.2 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 13.5 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 18.2 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 19.8 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 20.7 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 0.6 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 11.3 mi
- Hermit's Spring: 16.1 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 18.2 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 10.0 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 15.3 mi
- Pecos Falls: 20.8 mi
- Quemado Falls: 22.9 mi
- Las Ruedas: 10.9 mi
- Bonanza City: 24.4 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Dalton Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Baldy | NNW 341° | 3,847 m | 13.0 mi |
| Lake Peak | NNW 334° | 3,771 m | 11.0 mi |
| Redondo Peak | NNW 347° | 3,766 m | 14.8 mi |
| Penitente Peak | NNW 335° | 3,720 m | 10.8 mi |
| Tesuque Peak | NNW 329° | 3,656 m | 10.6 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NE 43° | 3,550 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Barker | NE 40° | 3,490 m | 9.9 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NE 34° | 3,400 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pecos NM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593625
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