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Rainbow Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,927 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Santa Rita Mesa2,299 m · 23.0 mi
Nearest byway
Trail of the Ancients - NM9.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:33local time
Coordinates
34.9105, -108.9512
Rainbow Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Rainbow Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,927 m. Santa Rita Mesa stands 2,299 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sacred Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 9.0 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rainbow Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Rita MesaSSE 152°2,299 m23.0 mi
Circle ButteSSE 159°2,241 m21.8 mi
Mesa ColoradoESE 115°2,228 m11.3 mi
Two Grey HillsENE 61°2,213 m16.2 mi
Zuñi ButtesN 9°2,198 m14.9 mi
Dowa YalanneNE 42°2,196 m13.3 mi
Moreno HillSSE 153°2,185 m24.8 mi
Mesita De YesoSE 124°2,166 m18.2 mi

32 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 15
Peaks: 14
Museums: 1
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:28
June solstice06:0319:5620:33
September equinox07:0518:4119:14
December solstice07:2116:3017:09

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643485766727064524133
Precip in0.90.80.80.50.70.41.72.00.81.00.70.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zuni, 13 mi away.

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