San Francisco Hot Springs
San Francisco Hot Springs is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,391 m. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Frisco Hot Springs, a spring 0.5 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
How to reach it
- 27.1 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 28.2 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Frisco Hot Springs: 0.5 mi
- Gorilla Spring: 2.1 mi
- Chipmunk Spring: 4.6 mi
- Pasture Spring: 4.7 mi
- Ant Spring: 4.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Sundial Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Outlaw Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Angel Roost: 3.7 mi
- Snow Peak: 4.4 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- The Catwalk Historical Marker: 9.2 mi
- Mogollon Historical Marker: 11.7 mi
- Redstone Park: 13.0 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 15.4 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 5.2 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 8.3 mi
- Graves: 10.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 5.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 5.4 mi
- Windy Point: 10.0 mi
- Tige Rim: 24.2 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 11.6 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 11.7 mi
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 15.7 mi
- Sardine Falls: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of San Francisco Hot Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Baldy | ENE 68° | 3,310 m | 14.9 mi |
| Willow Mountain | ENE 58° | 3,283 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sacaton Mountain | E 80° | 3,250 m | 11.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | ENE 73° | 3,241 m | 12.7 mi |
| Center Baldy | ENE 74° | 3,210 m | 14.6 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | ENE 59° | 3,081 m | 11.2 mi |
| Indian Peak | ENE 69° | 3,061 m | 12.6 mi |
| Windy Point | ENE 77° | 2,992 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:35 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 94.9 | 123 | 180 | 129 | 66.0 | 26.5 | 37.2 | 79.2 | 69.5 | 77.5 | 48.5 | 76.4 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge San Francisco River Near Glenwood, NM, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- desert penstemon6 obs
- Arizona sycamore6 obs
- Redstem Stork's-bill5 obs
- blue water-speedwell5 obs
- Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake5 obs
- Arizona mariposa lily4 obs
- Canyon Rubyspot4 obs
- Wheeler sotol4 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/2006092818
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