- Elevation, modelled
- 2,587 m
- Tallest summit within 19.5 miles
- West Truchas Peak3,976 m · 16.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- High Road to Taos1.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 36.2074, -105.5756
Apache Springs is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled 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.
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 |
- 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 66National
- 25.8 mi off the Santa Fe TrailNational
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
| 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).
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.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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