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Soda Springs

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Elevation, modelled
1,674 m
Tallest summit within 16.4 miles
Caballo Mountain3,200 m · 14.4 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 6616.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:25local time
Coordinates
35.8097, -106.1785
Soda Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Soda Springs is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,674 m. Caballo Mountain stands 3,200 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pajarito Springs, a spring 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 16 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Soda Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caballo MountainNW 314°3,200 m14.4 mi
Pajarito MountainWNW 294°3,176 m13.6 mi
Cerro RubioNW 307°3,169 m15.6 mi
Cerro GrandeWNW 288°3,098 m13.8 mi
Shell MountainNW 308°3,098 m16.2 mi
Sawyer MesaW 273°2,678 m14.0 mi
Clara PeakNNW 348°2,601 m16.0 mi
Saint Peter's DomeWSW 252°2,580 m11.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Peaks
Attractions: 30
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Natural arches: 1
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:5019:4720:25
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1216:1616:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442485767706762513931
Precip in0.90.71.00.91.21.22.93.22.01.60.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 9 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Jan.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs7358281,2241,9883,1622,6791,343943824744885871

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Rio Grande AT Otowi Bridge, NM, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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