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Cochiti Springs

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Elevation, modelled
1,622 m
Tallest summit within 18.2 miles
Aspen Peak2,819 m · 16.1 mi
Nearest byway
El Camino Real1.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:25local time
Coordinates
35.5855, -106.2994
Cochiti Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Cochiti Springs is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,622 m. Aspen Peak stands 2,819 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Peña Geoglyph, a attraction 1.8 miles away. El Camino Real passes 1.2 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Cochiti Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Aspen PeakNW 316°2,819 m16.1 mi
Ruiz PeakWNW 304°2,778 m16.5 mi
Cerro la JaraNW 304°2,711 m15.0 mi
Tres CerrosWNW 299°2,709 m15.7 mi
Sawyer MesaNNW 336°2,678 m17.8 mi
Bearhead PeakNW 313°2,645 m14.1 mi
Saint Peter's DomeNNW 341°2,580 m12.5 mi
Rabbit HillNNW 343°2,527 m14.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks
Attractions: 31
Springs: 13
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:17
June solstice05:5119:4720:25
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1216:1716:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354047546474787669574435
Precip in0.60.50.70.60.80.72.01.71.41.30.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cochiti DAM, 4 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Oct — fullest in Jun, leanest in Jan.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.00.160.992.498.210193.789.287.185.45.90.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cochiti East Side Main Canal AT Cochiti, NM, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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