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Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound

Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound from directly overhead

Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound is a rest area in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,476 m. Timber Peak stands 3,181 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Craig Rest Area Northbound, a rest area 0.1 miles away. El Camino Real runs past it. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

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New Mexico Department of Transportation
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.62231, -107.13849

Overlooks nearby

Around it

125 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Springs: 29
  • Deer Springs: 14.7 mi
  • San Jose 'spring: 15.0 mi
  • San Mateo Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Twentyfive Yard Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Burro Spring: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Mesa del Contadero: 8.8 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 8.9 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 8.9 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 9.0 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 9.0 mi
Parks: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Camino de Sueños: 0.4 mi
Museums: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Garcia Falls: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Timber PeakN 357°3,181 m24.7 mi
West Blue MountainW 280°3,145 m17.9 mi
Blue MountainW 279°3,135 m17.3 mi
Vicks PeakWSW 254°3,126 m17.7 mi
San Mateo MountainWSW 257°3,089 m18.4 mi
San Mateo PeakW 267°3,082 m16.9 mi
Apache Kid PeakW 275°3,065 m15.9 mi
Teepee PeakW 281°3,029 m17.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4819:21
June solstice06:0019:4620:23
September equinox06:5718:3419:07
December solstice07:1016:2717:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394451586675797770594738
Precip in0.40.40.40.30.40.51.71.91.30.90.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bosque DEL Apache, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/315398799

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