- Elevation, modelled
- 1,824 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Chuska Peak2,624 m · 18.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Trail of the Ancients - NM8.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 35.8790, -108.5124
Big Thumb Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,824 m. Chuska Peak stands 2,624 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Ear Mountain, a peak 3.4 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 8.1 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Thumb Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuska Peak | W 271° | 2,624 m | 18.2 mi |
| Twin Buttes | W 270° | 2,570 m | 24.9 mi |
| Deza Bluffs | W 277° | 2,519 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mesa Butte | S 174° | 2,447 m | 22.5 mi |
| Midget Mesa | S 175° | 2,429 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pyramid Rock | SSW 195° | 2,282 m | 23.1 mi |
| Ram Mesa | S 179° | 2,249 m | 17.0 mi |
| Standing Rock | SSE 148° | 2,244 m | 22.6 mi |
- 8.1 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NMNational
- 24.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 31.0 mi off the Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road
64 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 28
- Toyee Spring: 5.8 mi
- Rough Rock Spring: 8.9 mi
- Grey Hill Spring: 10.1 mi
- Oak Spring: 11.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 12.6 mi
Peaks: 25
- Little Ear Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Dzil Nda Kai Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Standing Rock: 10.0 mi
- Deza Bluffs: 14.7 mi
- Dry Hill: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 5
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 20.5 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 21.1 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 21.2 mi
- Hoodoos: 23.4 mi
- Church Rock: 23.4 mi
Parks: 4
- Navajo Indian Reservation Historical Marker: 14.1 mi
- Red Rocks Historical Marker: 23.2 mi
- Red Rock Park: 23.9 mi
- Red Rock State Park: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- White Cliffs: 23.5 mi
Museums: 1
- Red Rock Musuem: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:56 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:25 | 17:05 |
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