Apache Springs
Apache Springs is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,587 m. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gallegos Peak, a peak 3.2 miles away. High Road to Taos passes 1.0 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 11.7 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 44.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.8 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gallegos Peak: 3.2 mi
- Picuris Peak: 5.2 mi
- Cerro del Oso: 5.3 mi
- La Cueva Peak: 5.5 mi
- Cerro Blanco: 5.5 mi
- Laureano Cordova Mill Historic Site: 5.4 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center: 12.6 mi
- Petaca Point: 13.1 mi
- Martínez Hacienda: 13.4 mi
- Shortcut: 13.7 mi
- Cantonment Burgwin-1852-1860 Historical Marker: 4.7 mi
- Pueblo of Picuris Historical Marker: 7.6 mi
- Ranchos Park: 10.4 mi
- Las Trampas Historical Marker: 11.7 mi
- Filemon Sanchez Fairground Park: 12.4 mi
- Fort Burgwin: 4.7 mi
- Kiva: 7.5 mi
- Harding Mine: 12.2 mi
- Taos Plaza: 13.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial 1985: 13.8 mi
- Lauriano Cordova Memorial Musuem: 5.4 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 7.5 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 13.5 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 13.7 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 13.8 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 8.2 mi
- Loring Spring: 10.6 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 12.7 mi
- Apache Spring: 22.2 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
- Red Horse: 13.1 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 13.8 mi
- Native Art: 15.3 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 17.4 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 18.3 mi
- Quemado Falls: 16.0 mi
- Pecos Falls: 18.7 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 22.6 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 18.6 mi
- La Mesita: 20.2 mi
- Comanche Rim: 24.9 mi
- La Vinateria: 12.0 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 24.6 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 12.9 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 20.6 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Apache Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | SSW 194° | 3,976 m | 16.8 mi |
| Truchas Peak | SSW 193° | 3,975 m | 17.4 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | SSW 191° | 3,956 m | 16.1 mi |
| Chimayosos Peak | S 187° | 3,914 m | 16.1 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | S 176° | 3,904 m | 10.5 mi |
| Trouble | S 170° | 3,847 m | 14.4 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | SSW 195° | 3,805 m | 13.9 mi |
| Little Jicarita Peak | S 177° | 3,757 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:12 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taos, 13 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 8.4 | 9.8 | 21.4 | 87.7 | 176 | 76.7 | 27.6 | 20.7 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 11.9 | 9.3 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Rio Pueblo NR Penasco, NM, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Gambel Oak12 obs
- Southwestern Ponderosa Pine10 obs
- Great Spangled Fritillary7 obs
- Scarlet Gilia6 obs
- great mullein6 obs
- pinewoods geranium6 obs
- American vetch5 obs
- northern bog violet5 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8105619720
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- Chimayó · 24 mi
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