Pajarito Springs
Pajarito Springs is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,723 m. Caballo Mountain stands 3,200 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rover Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 16 miles off.
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.4 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 10.6 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 10.7 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 17 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 18 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rover Park: 0.9 mi
- PAHOA land: 1.0 mi
- Jeffrey Park: 1.1 mi
- Natural Park: 1.1 mi
- Rocket Park: 1.6 mi
- Strange Trio: 1.5 mi
- Flying Folds (Origami Crane): 1.7 mi
- Kites of Many Colors: 1.7 mi
- Contemporary Black-on-Sienna Pot Replica, 1960s: 1.8 mi
- Bandelier Black-on-Gray Jar Replica AD 1400-155: 1.8 mi
- Tsirege Pueblo Ruins: 2.4 mi
- Navawi Pueblo Ruins: 3.2 mi
- Big Kiva: 4.5 mi
- Long House: 4.6 mi
- Anasazi Ruins: 4.7 mi
- Chino Mesa: 2.4 mi
- Otowi Peak: 4.4 mi
- Montoso Peak: 4.4 mi
- La Mesita: 4.7 mi
- Ortiz Mountain: 4.7 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 7.6 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 8.0 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 8.0 mi
- Poeh Cultural Center: 11.7 mi
- Bond House Museum: 14.4 mi
- Amphitheater: 4.8 mi
- Alcove House: 5.0 mi
- The Narrows: 6.6 mi
- Alcove: 6.8 mi
- Camel Rock: 12.3 mi
- Soda Springs: 1.1 mi
- Ancho Spring: 2.7 mi
- Doe Springs: 3.0 mi
- American Spring: 10.6 mi
- Apache Spring: 10.9 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 8.0 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Biowall: 17.7 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Camp May: 13.0 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 4.5 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 4.6 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 18.7 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 21.1 mi
- Jemez Falls: 23.0 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 1.4 mi
- Bear Jump: 17.1 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 18.8 mi
- Gates of Hell: 21.3 mi
- Buckman: 2.9 mi
- Bonanza City: 18.9 mi
- Waldo: 24.7 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 14.8 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 17.1 mi
- Rendija Arch: 10.7 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Pajarito Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caballo Mountain | NW 318° | 3,200 m | 13.9 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | WNW 297° | 3,176 m | 12.8 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | NW 311° | 3,169 m | 15.0 mi |
| Cerro Grande | WNW 291° | 3,098 m | 12.9 mi |
| Shell Mountain | NW 311° | 3,098 m | 15.6 mi |
| Rabbit Mountain | W 277° | 3,018 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cerro del Medio | WNW 297° | 3,012 m | 15.7 mi |
| Sawyer Mesa | W 275° | 2,678 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 735 | 828 | 1,224 | 1,988 | 3,162 | 2,679 | 1,343 | 943 | 824 | 744 | 885 | 871 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Rio Grande AT Otowi Bridge, NM, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- tree cholla56 obs
- scarlet hedgehog cactus47 obs
- Desert Millipede46 obs
- Scarlet Globemallow37 obs
- James’ beardtongue37 obs
- Perky Sue32 obs
- Rose Heath31 obs
- Apache plume27 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/7401111266
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