- Elevation, modelled
- 2,220 m
- Tallest summit within 19.2 miles
- Wheeler Peak4,011 m · 19.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- High Road to Taos1.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 36.3239, -105.6062
Ponce de Leon Hot Springs is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,220 m. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cuchilla Del Ojo, a peak 0.4 miles away. High Road to Taos passes 1.0 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Ponce de Leon Hot Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | NNE 33° | 4,011 m | 19.2 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | NE 36° | 3,989 m | 18.9 mi |
| Simpson Peak | NE 34° | 3,953 m | 18.8 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | NNE 30° | 3,929 m | 18.0 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | S 172° | 3,904 m | 18.7 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | NNE 29° | 3,848 m | 16.6 mi |
| Kachina Peak | NNE 28° | 3,804 m | 18.7 mi |
| Lew Wallace Peak | NE 39° | 3,779 m | 18.5 mi |
- 1.0 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 4.8 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 8 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 25 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cuchilla Del Ojo: 0.4 mi
- Tetillas Peak: 4.2 mi
- Tombe: 4.6 mi
- View Point: 4.9 mi
- Pinoreal Peak: 5.7 mi
- Ranchos Park: 2.3 mi
- Cantonment Burgwin-1852-1860 Historical Marker: 3.7 mi
- Filemon Sanchez Fairground Park: 4.4 mi
- Taos Eco Park: 4.4 mi
- Taos County Rodeo Grounds: 4.5 mi
- Martínez Hacienda: 5.3 mi
- Ernest L Blumenschein House Historic Site: 5.9 mi
- Shortcut: 5.9 mi
- Mabel Dodge Luhan House Historic Site: 6.0 mi
- Kit Carson House Historic Site: 6.0 mi
- Fort Burgwin: 3.7 mi
- Taos Plaza: 5.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial 1985: 6.0 mi
- Kit Carson Cemetary: 6.2 mi
- Shortcut: 6.7 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 5.3 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 5.9 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 6.0 mi
- Bent House Museum: 6.1 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 6.3 mi
- Red Horse: 5.3 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 6.0 mi
- Native Art: 7.5 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 17.9 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 18.8 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 7.5 mi
- Apache Springs: 8.2 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 14.3 mi
- Apache Spring: 17.6 mi
- Loring Spring: 18.0 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 18.6 mi
- Comanche Rim: 19.1 mi
- La Mesita: 20.5 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 11.2 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 12.7 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 14.9 mi
- Quemado Falls: 23.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 24.0 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 24.5 mi
- La Vinateria: 5.3 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 15.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:12 | 16:52 |
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 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taos, 5 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 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 8.7 | 28.2 | 80.9 | 42.4 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Rio Grande Del Rancho Near Talpa, NM, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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