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Native Plants Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 6

Native Plants Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 6Photo: NPS
Mar–May, Oct
best months

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Native Plants Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 6 is a trail stop within Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among a cluster of numbered stops along the Native Plants Pueblo Loop, with several other trail stops about 0.1 mile away, including In Tyuonyi Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 8 and Garden Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 5. A fee is charged for a visit, according to the National Park Service. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Cochiti Dam show April highs around 71°F and October highs around 74°F, while July and August average highs near 94°F with more wet days. Climbers can find Potrillo Cliffs about 3.3 miles away and Tortilla Flats about 3.5 miles away. Tetilla Peak campground lies roughly 9.5 miles off.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Juniper Campground Loop A

    Campground

    Campground · 1.0 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Sirphey at Bandelier Restaurant

    Fast food

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsNewMexicophotographer1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    El Rancho de las Golondrinas

    Museum

    Museum · 17 mi from Santo Domingo Pueblo

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  • Best time to go · Mar–May, Oct

    Best time to visit Native Plants Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 6

    Best months: March–May and October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      50° / 20°

      4 wet · 1 snow

    2. Feb

      56° / 24°

      4 wet · 1 snow

    3. Mar

      64° / 30°

      4 wet

    4. Apr

      71° / 37°

      4 wet

    5. May

      81° / 46°

      5 wet

    6. Jun

      92° / 56°

      5 wet

    7. Jul

      94° / 61°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      92° / 59°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      86° / 52°

      6 wet

    10. Oct

      74° / 39°

      5 wet

    11. Nov

      60° / 28°

      4 wet

    12. Dec

      50° / 20°

      4 wet · 1 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cochiti Dam, NM, 10.2 mi away at 5,560 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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