Climate Data
At 6000 ft elevation, the Abiquiu area has four distinct yet tempered seasons. Winter days are mostly dry, sunny and brisk, followed by freezing and sometimes stormy nights which make one really enjoy a crackling wood fire. Early Spring is temperamental, turning into arid days of howling winds and angry dust swirls, while late Spring usually is as sweet as it comes. Summer days are warm in the morning, hot and tempestuous in the afternoon with spectacular storms thundering down the mountains. Then at dusk, all grows quiet except for a call to prayer or the cry of a hawk piercing the veil of serenity that descends upon the land with the setting sun. Summer nights are ideal for walk-abouts under the bright and starry vault of the New Mexico sky. The Fall is the most rustic season with pleasant day temperatures and cool nights. The cottonwood bosque snakes along the Chama river like a huge copperhead while on the distant ridges aspens flash their fiery colors, until the seasonal cycle starts over once again.

Directions to the Abiquiu Site
Coming to Abiquiu from the south on Highway 84: Just before coming to Abiquiu is the El Rito road #554.Turn right on 554 and turn left on County Rd 155, immediately after crossing the Rio Chama river.Follow the road to where the pavement ends right at the overhead Dar al Islam main entrance sign on your right.

Coming to Abiquiu from the north on Highway 84: A little ways past the Abiquiu Elementary School, turn left on County Road 155 and follow the unpaved road for about 2 miles until you come to the overhead Dar al Islam main entrance sign on your left.

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