- Elevation, modelled
- 3,089 m
- Tallest summit within 22.3 miles
- West Truchas Peak3,976 m · 20.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6618.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:22local time
- Coordinates
- 35.7453, -105.4210
Hermit's Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled 3,089 m. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hermits Peak Historical Marker, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 18 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Hermit's Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | NW 321° | 3,976 m | 20.2 mi |
| Truchas Peak | NW 320° | 3,975 m | 19.6 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | NW 324° | 3,956 m | 20.0 mi |
| Chimayosos Peak | NNW 326° | 3,914 m | 19.1 mi |
| Trouble | NNW 341° | 3,847 m | 18.7 mi |
| Santa Fe Baldy | WNW 288° | 3,847 m | 19.8 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | NW 310° | 3,806 m | 17.8 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | NNW 326° | 3,805 m | 22.2 mi |
- 18.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 9.5 mi off the Santa Fe TrailNational
- 21.3 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the El Camino RealNational
Overlooks nearby
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 21 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 22 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 22 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hermit Peak: 0.4 mi
- El Cielo Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Johnson Mesa: 4.2 mi
- Lone Pine Mesa: 4.5 mi
- Bear Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Montezuma Hotel Complex Historic Site: 10.0 mi
- Connells Cabin Historic Site: 14.0 mi
- ATSF 1129: 15.1 mi
- Bean-Newlee House Historic Site: 15.1 mi
- Donnelly Library Historic Site: 15.3 mi
- Hermits Peak Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
- Baker Flat Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Fishing Hole Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Strike Valley Historical Marker: 4.0 mi
- Brazel Park: 10.5 mi
- Montezuma Castle: 10.0 mi
- HERMIT'S PEAK HISTORIC MARKER: 10.1 mi
- STRIKE VALLEYS HISTORIC MARKER: 11.4 mi
- Emiteria "Matie" Martinez Robinson Viles Historic Marker: 11.4 mi
- Jamie Koch: 14.0 mi
- Baker Flat: 2.9 mi
- Oak Flats: 2.9 mi
- Fishing Hole: 3.1 mi
- Big Pine: 3.4 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 15.4 mi
- Dwan Light Sanctuary: 9.9 mi
- UWC: 10.0 mi
- Storrie Zia: 12.3 mi
- Totem Pole: 14.9 mi
- Red Dawn: 15.6 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 8.0 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 15.8 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 22.4 mi
- Loring Spring: 24.8 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum: 15.5 mi
- City of Las Vegas Museum: 15.5 mi
- Rough Riders Museum: 15.5 mi
- Cleveland Roller Mill Museum: 17.0 mi
- Pecos Falls: 15.3 mi
- Quemado Falls: 21.0 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 23.0 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs: 9.9 mi
- Las Ruedas: 21.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gascon, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun, Aug–Sep — fullest in May, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 5.8 | 6.6 | 14.0 | 35.8 | 49.6 | 20.3 | 16.5 | 30.9 | 20.7 | 13.3 | 10.2 | 6.9 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Gallinas Creek Near Montezuma, NM, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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