Fenton Lake State Park

Fenton Lake State Park
Campground at night, Fenton Lake State Park, October 2015
Map showing the location of Fenton Lake State Park
Map showing the location of Fenton Lake State Park
Location of Fenton Lake State Park in New Mexico
LocationSandoval, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates35°52′57″N 106°43′35″W / 35.88250°N 106.72639°W / 35.88250; -106.72639
Area700 acres (280 ha)
Elevation7,900 ft (2,400 m)
Established1984[1]
Governing bodyNew Mexico State Parks Division

Fenton Lake State Park is a state park of New Mexico, USA, located 33 miles (53 km) north of San Ysidro, in the Jemez Mountains.[2] The 37-acre (15 ha) lake is a popular fishing destination.

It was featured as a filming location (showing the splash-landing of an alien spacecraft) in the 1976 movie The Man Who Fell to Earth.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Chama, New Mexico (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 63
(17) 		62
(17) 		75
(24) 		78
(26) 		86
(30) 		93
(34) 		99
(37) 		96
(36) 		91
(33) 		80
(27) 		74
(23) 		68
(20) 		99
(37)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 52
(11) 		54
(12) 		60
(16) 		68
(20) 		76
(24) 		85
(29) 		86
(30) 		83
(28) 		80
(27) 		71
(22) 		62
(17) 		55
(13) 		87
(31)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 37.1
(2.8) 		39.7
(4.3) 		45.9
(7.7) 		54.2
(12.3) 		63.7
(17.6) 		72.9
(22.7) 		75.6
(24.2) 		72.8
(22.7) 		67.1
(19.5) 		57.1
(13.9) 		44.0
(6.7) 		37.3
(2.9) 		55.6
(13.1)
Daily mean °F (°C) 22.7
(−5.2) 		25.4
(−3.7) 		31.5
(−0.3) 		38.8
(3.8) 		46.4
(8.0) 		54.4
(12.4) 		58.9
(14.9) 		57.5
(14.2) 		51.2
(10.7) 		41.5
(5.3) 		30.9
(−0.6) 		23.2
(−4.9) 		40.2
(4.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 8.1
(−13.3) 		11.6
(−11.3) 		17.6
(−8.0) 		23.2
(−4.9) 		29.6
(−1.3) 		35.9
(2.2) 		42.3
(5.7) 		42.0
(5.6) 		35.1
(1.7) 		26.1
(−3.3) 		16.5
(−8.6) 		9.7
(−12.4) 		24.8
(−4.0)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −15
(−26) 		−12
(−24) 		−4
(−20) 		9
(−13) 		18
(−8) 		26
(−3) 		34
(1) 		33
(1) 		24
(−4) 		13
(−11) 		−3
(−19) 		−12
(−24) 		−18
(−28)
Record low °F (°C) −38
(−39) 		−37
(−38) 		−26
(−32) 		−12
(−24) 		5
(−15) 		17
(−8) 		18
(−8) 		22
(−6) 		11
(−12) 		−2
(−19) 		−29
(−34) 		−34
(−37) 		−38
(−39)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.96
(50) 		1.84
(47) 		1.91
(49) 		1.45
(37) 		1.20
(30) 		1.34
(34) 		3.35
(85) 		3.66
(93) 		2.27
(58) 		1.83
(46) 		1.67
(42) 		1.97
(50) 		24.45
(621)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 22.7
(58) 		22.5
(57) 		22.3
(57) 		11.6
(29) 		3.1
(7.9) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.1
(0.25) 		4.1
(10) 		12.3
(31) 		21.3
(54) 		120.1
(304.4)
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) 10
(25) 		11
(28) 		7
(18) 		2
(5.1) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		1
(2.5) 		5
(13) 		4
(10)
Source: https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?nm9820
Fenton Lake
Fenton Lake is located in New Mexico
Fenton Lake
Fenton Lake
LocationFenton Lake State Park, New Mexico
Coordinates35°53′00″N 106°43′26″W / 35.88333°N 106.72389°W / 35.88333; -106.72389 (Fenton Lake)
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area37 acres (15 ha)

References

  1. ^ "Fenton Lake State Park Management and Development Plan 2002-2006" (PDF). Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  2. ^ New Mexico State Parks Division. "Fenton Lake State Park". New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department.
  3. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074851/locations [user-generated source]