- Elevation, modelled
- 2,386 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Lookout Mountain2,777 m · 15.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 669.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 35.3478, -108.5117
Tampico Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,386 m. Lookout Mountain stands 2,777 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Brennan Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.9 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tampico Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | SE 124° | 2,777 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Powell | ENE 62° | 2,653 m | 17.4 mi |
| Hosta Butte | NE 47° | 2,628 m | 24.4 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | ESE 111° | 2,625 m | 24.3 mi |
| The Rincon | ESE 116° | 2,489 m | 9.5 mi |
| Barometer Mountain | ENE 61° | 2,451 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mesa Butte | N 9° | 2,447 m | 14.5 mi |
| Midget Mesa | N 7° | 2,429 m | 14.4 mi |
- 9.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 13.7 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NMNational
108 named places within 25 miles
- Red Mesa: 5.8 mi
- Mexican Hill: 6.5 mi
- Barometer Mountain: 6.5 mi
- North Burned Timber Mountain: 9.0 mi
- The Rincon: 9.5 mi
- Brennan Spring: 0.5 mi
- Shuster Spring: 2.2 mi
- Turkey Springs: 3.5 mi
- Grasshopper Spring: 3.7 mi
- Stinking Spring: 4.6 mi
- McGaffey Camp and Picnic Grounds: 1.5 mi
- Chaco Cliffs Historical Marker: 8.4 mi
- Ft Wingate Veteran's Park: 8.6 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 12.3 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 12.5 mi
- Hoodoos: 14.9 mi
- Church Rock: 14.9 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 16.4 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 16.4 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 16.5 mi
- Lookout Mountain Rim: 13.4 mi
- White Cliffs: 17.9 mi
- Los Gigantes: 19.3 mi
- New Side: 23.1 mi
- Wu Wall: 23.2 mi
- Fort Wingate Historical Marker: 8.1 mi
- Fort Wingate Army Depot: 12.4 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 16.8 mi
- Red Rock Musuem: 14.6 mi
- George Galaris Multiultural Center: 18.0 mi
- Gallup History Museum: 18.0 mi
- Wind Biker: 17.9 mi
- USMC Sculpture: 17.9 mi
- Chief Manulieto Sculpture: 18.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 3.5 mi
- Big Falls: 20.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:55 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcgaffey 5 SE, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 0.8 | 4.5 | 23.8 | 20.3 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Rio Nutria Near Ramah, NM, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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