Loring Spring
Loring Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,895 m. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Picacho, a peak 0.8 miles away. High Road to Taos passes 12 miles off.
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 40.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 15.2 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 18.1 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 12 mi
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Picacho: 0.8 mi
- Holman Hill: 3.0 mi
- The Knob: 4.7 mi
- La Cueva Peak: 5.3 mi
- Cerro del Oso: 5.9 mi
- Mora Little League Fields: 5.3 mi
- Coyote Creek State Park: 12.4 mi
- Cantonment Burgwin-1852-1860 Historical Marker: 14.3 mi
- Pueblo of Picuris Historical Marker: 16.5 mi
- Las Trampas Historical Marker: 18.5 mi
- Desiderio Valdez House Historic Site: 10.7 mi
- Daniel Cassidy House Historic Site: 10.7 mi
- Garcia House Historic Site: 10.7 mi
- John Doherty House Historic Site: 10.7 mi
- Mora Lounge: 10.7 mi
- Fort Burgwin: 14.3 mi
- Kiva: 16.8 mi
- Harding Mine: 21.0 mi
- Taos Plaza: 22.3 mi
- Kit Carson Cemetary: 22.3 mi
- Cleveland Roller Mill Museum: 9.2 mi
- Lauriano Cordova Memorial Musuem: 14.5 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 16.8 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 22.3 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 22.3 mi
- Apache Springs: 10.6 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 18.0 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 23.0 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 23.3 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 23.4 mi
- Red Horse: 21.8 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 22.3 mi
- Native Art: 23.8 mi
- Pecos Falls: 13.5 mi
- Quemado Falls: 14.7 mi
- La Vinateria: 19.8 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Loring Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | SW 233° | 3,976 m | 15.1 mi |
| Truchas Peak | SW 230° | 3,975 m | 15.3 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | SW 232° | 3,956 m | 14.0 mi |
| Chimayosos Peak | SW 228° | 3,914 m | 13.2 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | WSW 245° | 3,904 m | 7.9 mi |
| Trouble | SW 217° | 3,847 m | 8.9 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | SW 224° | 3,806 m | 18.7 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | WSW 242° | 3,805 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:12 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
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, 15 mi away.
- Scarlet Gilia3 obs
- Yellow Sweetclover3 obs
- Mule Deer2 obs
- Bighorn Sheep2 obs
- western blue flag2 obs
- great mullein2 obs
- mountain gooseberry2 obs
- Parry's gentian2 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/6956504341
Day trips start here
- Chimayó · 29 mi
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