Salinas National Monument Headquarters Picnic Area
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- Elevation, modelled
- 1,988 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Manzano Peak3,060 m · 12.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Salt Missions Trailon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:22local time
- Coordinates
- 34.5202, -106.2421
Salinas National Monument Headquarters Picnic Area is a picnic site in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,988 m. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Monte Alto Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Salt Missions Trail runs past it. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Salinas National Monument Headquarters Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzano Peak | WNW 293° | 3,060 m | 12.6 mi |
| Gallo Peak | NW 306° | 3,047 m | 13.8 mi |
| Bosque Peak | NNW 328° | 2,929 m | 20.0 mi |
| North Bosque Peak | NNW 328° | 2,909 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mosca Peak | NNW 336° | 2,890 m | 22.1 mi |
| Guadalupe Peak | NNW 335° | 2,873 m | 22.6 mi |
| Capilla Peak | NW 324° | 2,852 m | 15.5 mi |
| Osha Peak | NW 314° | 2,824 m | 14.8 mi |
- On the Salt Missions Trail
- 2.9 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
- 28.6 mi off the El Camino RealNational
78 named places within 25 miles
- Little Sand Spring: 12.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 12.2 mi
- La Casa Spring: 12.3 mi
- Lower Ox Spring: 12.8 mi
- Bartolo Spring: 12.9 mi
- Eisenhart Hill: 4.1 mi
- Round Top: 7.7 mi
- Cerrito del Llano: 9.1 mi
- Cerrito del Espia: 9.9 mi
- Liberty Hill: 11.1 mi
- Stephen A. Sandlin Memorial Plaque: 0.1 mi
- Mountainair Historic Marker: 0.6 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 9.2 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 13.6 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 16.3 mi
- Monte Alto Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Chavez Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Ranger Station Picnic Ground: 1.5 mi
- Red Canyon Picnic Grounds: 12.0 mi
- Arthur Park: 19.3 mi
- New Mexico Zia: 0.2 mi
- Painted Pig Tank: 15.2 mi
- Quarai Museum: 6.1 mi
- Berkshire Hotel Historic Site: 19.6 mi
- Gran Quivira Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainair, 1 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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