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Ponce de Leon Hot Springs

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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, seen from above at true elevation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler PeakNNE 33°4,011 m19.2 mi
Old Mike PeakNE 36°3,989 m18.9 mi
Simpson PeakNE 34°3,953 m18.8 mi
Lake Fork PeakNNE 30°3,929 m18.0 mi
Jicarita PeakS 172°3,904 m18.7 mi
Vallecito MountainNNE 29°3,848 m16.6 mi
Kachina PeakNNE 28°3,804 m18.7 mi
Lew Wallace PeakNE 39°3,779 m18.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4619:4620:24
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1116:1216:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273340475566706861503828
Precip in0.70.50.70.81.20.91.51.81.41.30.91.1

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs4.85.18.728.280.942.411.810.07.26.65.95.1

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.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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