Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring
Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,686 m. Whites Mesa stands 2,422 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Navajo Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 9.1 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lehmer Lookout · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cliff Palace Viewpoint: 8.9 mi
- Cliff Dwellings: 9.1 mi
- Indian Ruins: 9.2 mi
- Cliff Palace Viewpoint: 9.6 mi
- Cliff Palace Viewpoint: 9.6 mi
- Old Indian Racetrack Historic Site: 11.7 mi
- Vista De La Plata Park: 11.8 mi
- Colinas Del Norte Park: 13.1 mi
- Westland Park: 13.1 mi
- Puesta del Sol Park: 13.1 mi
- Pinon Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Ute Dome: 7.3 mi
- Flare Hill: 8.6 mi
- Barker Dome: 8.7 mi
- Thieving Rock: 9.1 mi
- La Plata #5 (River Tracts): 9.6 mi
- La Plata #6 (River Tracts): 9.7 mi
- La Plata #4 (River Tracts): 9.9 mi
- BLM - Farmington Field Office: 10.1 mi
- La Plata #4 (River Tracts): 10.2 mi
- Brigham Young Junior House Historic Site: 10.0 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Arrington House Historic Site: 14.1 mi
- Kiva Point: 14.8 mi
- Casa Colorado: 19.3 mi
- Hemenway House: 19.3 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 9.3 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 9.3 mi
- North Buzan Canyon - North Rim: 9.7 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 9.7 mi
- North Buzan Canyon - South Rim: 9.8 mi
- Navajo Spring: 0.2 mi
- Sunshine Spring: 8.6 mi
- Brown Spring: 12.4 mi
- Bentley Spring: 17.3 mi
- Soda Springs: 19.5 mi
- E3 Children's Museum & Science Center: 14.5 mi
- Museum Of Navajo Art & Culture: 14.5 mi
- Farmington Museum: 15.5 mi
- Bolack Museum of Fish and Wildlife: 17.0 mi
- Bolack Electromechanical Museum: 18.2 mi
- KC: 8.7 mi
- Energy Dance: 14.1 mi
- Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 17.4 mi
- Cross: 17.5 mi
- Lamp & Light: 19.4 mi
- Riverside Nature Center Xeriscape Garden: 15.7 mi
- Aztec Ruins Heritage Garden: 21.6 mi
- The Beach At Farmington Lake: 16.7 mi
- Comfort Station: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whites Mesa | N 360° | 2,422 m | 24.8 mi |
| Big Mesa | N 2° | 2,384 m | 24.2 mi |
| Coyote Mesa | NNW 328° | 2,272 m | 24.7 mi |
| Wildhorse Mesa | NNW 337° | 2,263 m | 24.4 mi |
| Lewis Mesa | NNE 13° | 2,261 m | 23.0 mi |
| Wetherill Mesa | NNW 339° | 2,215 m | 23.5 mi |
| Park Mesa | NNW 347° | 2,210 m | 23.1 mi |
| Barker Dome | NNE 31° | 2,174 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:21 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fruitland, 10 mi away.
- Western Whiptail1 obs
- Field Alison1 obs
- Torrey's Jointfir1 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/2006093221
Day trips start here
- Mesa Verde National Park · 26 mi
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