Acomita Rest Area
Acomita Rest Area is a rest area in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,865 m. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Flower Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Mexico DOT
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 18.0 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 26 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flower Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Mesa Hill: 2.2 mi
- Paraje Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Picacho Peak: 4.7 mi
- East Paraje Mesa: 5.4 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 9.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 12.4 mi
- Mirabel Spring: 12.4 mi
- Twin Spring: 13.0 mi
- Cienega Spring (Mud Hole Spring): 13.1 mi
- Seama Mesa: 4.5 mi
- Frog Mesa: 7.6 mi
- Crow Point: 8.5 mi
- Sharp Point: 13.2 mi
- Puerto Grande: 21.6 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 6.3 mi
- Truman Park: 16.6 mi
- Smokey Circle: 17.1 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 17.4 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 18.0 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 1.6 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 16.1 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 17.9 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 23.5 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 23.7 mi
- Acoma Museum: 11.9 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 17.9 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 17.9 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 20.5 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 15.9 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 17.7 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 18.4 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 18.9 mi
- Jesus: 20.7 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 22.2 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Acomita Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Taylor | NNW 345° | 3,449 m | 11.9 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | N 360° | 3,057 m | 13.5 mi |
| Cerro Osha | N 1° | 2,947 m | 14.7 mi |
| Cerro Venada | NNW 348° | 2,824 m | 14.7 mi |
| Microwave Ridge | NNW 342° | 2,807 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cerro Ortiz | NNE 20° | 2,674 m | 13.3 mi |
| Horace Mesa | NW 321° | 2,607 m | 11.8 mi |
| Cerro Frio | NNE 20° | 2,576 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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