- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caballo Mountain | NW 314° | 3,200 m | 14.4 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | WNW 294° | 3,176 m | 13.6 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | NW 307° | 3,169 m | 15.6 mi |
| Cerro Grande | WNW 288° | 3,098 m | 13.8 mi |
| Shell Mountain | NW 308° | 3,098 m | 16.2 mi |
| Sawyer Mesa | W 273° | 2,678 m | 14.0 mi |
| Clara Peak | NNW 348° | 2,601 m | 16.0 mi |
| Saint Peter's Dome | WSW 252° | 2,580 m | 11.4 mi |
- 16.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 9.5 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 10.0 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Jemez Mountain TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 16 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 17 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jeffrey Park: 1.2 mi
- Rover Park: 1.3 mi
- PAHOA land: 2.0 mi
- Fire Station Fountain: 2.1 mi
- Rocket Park: 2.2 mi
- Tsirege Pueblo Ruins: 3.1 mi
- Navawi Pueblo Ruins: 3.3 mi
- Big Kiva: 5.6 mi
- Long House: 5.8 mi
- Otowi Pueblo Ruins: 5.9 mi
- Chino Mesa: 3.2 mi
- Otowi Peak: 3.5 mi
- La Mesita: 3.7 mi
- Ortiz Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Montoso Peak: 5.1 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 6.7 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 8.6 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 8.6 mi
- Poeh Cultural Center: 10.6 mi
- Bond House Museum: 13.6 mi
- Amphitheater: 5.9 mi
- Alcove House: 6.1 mi
- The Narrows: 7.7 mi
- Alcove: 7.9 mi
- Camel Rock: 11.2 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 8.5 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 15.6 mi
- Xeric Garden: 17.2 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 1.1 mi
- Ancho Spring: 3.7 mi
- Doe Springs: 4.2 mi
- American Spring: 11.6 mi
- Pine Spring: 11.8 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Camp May: 13.7 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 5.6 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 5.6 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 17.6 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 20.1 mi
- Jemez Falls: 24.0 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 2.3 mi
- Bear Jump: 18.2 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 18.9 mi
- Gates of Hell: 21.0 mi
- Buckman: 2.0 mi
- Bonanza City: 19.0 mi
- Waldo: 25.0 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 13.9 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 16.8 mi
- Rendija Arch: 11.2 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 19.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 735 | 828 | 1,224 | 1,988 | 3,162 | 2,679 | 1,343 | 943 | 824 | 744 | 885 | 871 |
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.
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