Fenton Lake State Park
| Fenton Lake State Park | |
|---|---|
 Campground at night, Fenton Lake State Park, October 2015 | |
  Location of Fenton Lake State Park in New Mexico | |
| Location | Sandoval, New Mexico, United States |
| Coordinates | 35°52′57″N 106°43′35″W / 35.88250°N 106.72639°W |
| Area | 700 acres (280 ha) |
| Elevation | 7,900 ft (2,400 m) |
| Established | 1984[1] |
| Governing body | New 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[edit]
| 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 | |
| Location | Fenton Lake State Park, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35°53′00″N 106°43′26″W / 35.88333°N 106.72389°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 37 acres (15 ha) |
References[edit]
- ^ "Fenton Lake State Park Management and Development Plan 2002-2006" (PDF). Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ New Mexico State Parks Division. "Fenton Lake State Park". New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074851/locations [user-generated source]
