- Elevation, modelled
- 2,191 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Powell2,653 m · 13.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Trail of the Ancients - NM1.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 35.6057, -108.0606
Blue Water Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,191 m. Mount Powell stands 2,653 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheat Grass Butte, a peak 1.0 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 1.5 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Water Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Powell | SW 226° | 2,653 m | 13.9 mi |
| Hosta Butte | W 260° | 2,628 m | 7.6 mi |
| San Mateo Mesa | SE 125° | 2,513 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mesa de Ortega | ESE 123° | 2,506 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mesa de Jaramillo | SE 128° | 2,498 m | 11.8 mi |
| Big Point | SSE 165° | 2,495 m | 2.4 mi |
| Muggy Point | ESE 122° | 2,470 m | 18.1 mi |
| Las Mesas | ESE 120° | 2,454 m | 16.8 mi |
- 1.5 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NMNational
- 15.8 mi off the Historic Route 66National
80 named places within 25 miles
- Wheat Grass Butte: 1.0 mi
- Big Point: 2.4 mi
- Red Butte: 2.8 mi
- White Water Mesa: 2.9 mi
- Cream Colored Rock: 3.2 mi
- Many Mexican Spring: 2.2 mi
- Owl Spring: 3.0 mi
- Ojo del Chopo: 9.9 mi
- Carvco Spring: 10.9 mi
- Dalton Pass Spring: 14.3 mi
- Punta Burro: 16.2 mi
- Jim Point: 16.8 mi
- Gumbo Point: 19.5 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 21.2 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 17.1 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 20.9 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 21.7 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 23.0 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 17.0 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 18.9 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 19.0 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 12.5 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.4 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 16.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thoreau 12 SE, 22 mi away.
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