Long Canyon Spring
Long Canyon Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,434 m. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is State Game Commission Land, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.
How to reach it
- 24.9 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Brushy Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Park Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Gold Hill: 5.3 mi
- Racetrack Mesa: 5.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 2.9 mi
- Lone Pine Spring: 3.7 mi
- Cave Spring: 5.3 mi
- San Francisco Hot Springs: 5.4 mi
- Pasture Spring: 5.7 mi
- The Catwalk Historical Marker: 4.9 mi
- Mogollon Historical Marker: 7.9 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Redstone Park: 12.3 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 15.0 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 2.9 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 10.4 mi
- Graves: 16.1 mi
- Ruins: 24.8 mi
- Windy Point: 5.4 mi
- Tige Rim: 18.9 mi
- Turtle Rock: 21.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 1.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 1.2 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 7.7 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 7.9 mi
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 16.6 mi
- Sardine Falls: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Long Canyon Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Baldy | E 89° | 3,310 m | 14.8 mi |
| Willow Mountain | E 81° | 3,283 m | 12.9 mi |
| Sacaton Mountain | ESE 106° | 3,250 m | 12.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | E 97° | 3,241 m | 13.2 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | E 87° | 3,081 m | 10.5 mi |
| Indian Peak | E 93° | 3,061 m | 12.7 mi |
| Windy Point | ESE 106° | 2,992 m | 11.3 mi |
| Holt Mountain | ESE 105° | 2,981 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:35 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 1 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 94.9 | 123 | 180 | 129 | 66.0 | 26.5 | 37.2 | 79.2 | 69.5 | 77.5 | 48.5 | 76.4 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge San Francisco River Near Glenwood, NM, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Mule Deer23 obs
- Clark's Spiny Lizard8 obs
- broad-leaved sweet pea7 obs
- American Bullfrog6 obs
- Bell's Vireo4 obs
- Flame Skimmer4 obs
- Arizona sycamore4 obs
- Common Black Hawk3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2006091052
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