Fort Craig Rest Area Northbound
Fort Craig Rest Area Northbound is a rest area in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,474 m. Timber Peak stands 3,181 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound, a rest area 0.1 miles away. El Camino Real runs past it. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Mexico Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- On the El Camino Real, National
- 26.6 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dabbler Deck · 18 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 19 mi
- Flight Deck · 19 mi
102 named places within 25 miles
- Bottle Hill: 2.8 mi
- Black Hill: 4.1 mi
- Bell Hill: 8.0 mi
- Steel Hill: 9.5 mi
- Mesa del Contadero Peak: 9.9 mi
- Deer Springs: 14.7 mi
- San Jose 'spring: 15.0 mi
- San Mateo Spring: 16.3 mi
- Twentyfive Yard Spring: 16.4 mi
- Burro Spring: 17.4 mi
- Canta Recio: 5.3 mi
- Paraje: 6.5 mi
- Contadero: 8.9 mi
- Alamocita: 22.2 mi
- Zapata: 22.2 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 8.8 mi
- White Cliffs: 19.8 mi
- Red Cliff: 23.7 mi
- Langmuir Research Site: 22.2 mi
- Socorro Gun Range: 25.0 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound: 0.1 mi
- Camino de Sueños: 0.3 mi
- Garcia Falls: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Craig Rest Area Northbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Peak | N 357° | 3,181 m | 24.8 mi |
| West Blue Mountain | W 280° | 3,145 m | 17.9 mi |
| Blue Mountain | W 279° | 3,135 m | 17.4 mi |
| Vicks Peak | WSW 255° | 3,126 m | 17.7 mi |
| San Mateo Mountain | WSW 257° | 3,089 m | 18.4 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | W 268° | 3,082 m | 16.9 mi |
| Apache Kid Peak | W 275° | 3,065 m | 16.0 mi |
| Teepee Peak | WNW 281° | 3,029 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:27 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bosque DEL Apache, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1385228638
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