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10 Commandments

10 Commandments from directly overhead

10 Commandments is an artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,084 m. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is R. Hero, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. El Camino Real passes 0.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.66636, -105.97091

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Ashbaugh Park: 0.2 mi
  • Young Park: 0.3 mi
  • Pueblo Alegre South Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pueblo Alegre North Park: 0.7 mi
  • Maclovia Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums: 34
Attractions: 31
Gardens: 17
Picnic sites: 10
Springs: 9
  • Soda Springs: 15.3 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 15.9 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Alamosa Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Yoh toh: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hyde Park Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of 10 Commandments. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Fe BaldyNE 46°3,847 m16.5 mi
Lake PeakNE 51°3,771 m14.4 mi
Redondo PeakNE 43°3,766 m18.5 mi
Penitente PeakNE 52°3,720 m14.6 mi
Tesuque PeakNE 52°3,656 m13.4 mi
Aspen PeakNE 44°3,384 m13.1 mi
Thompson PeakE 87°3,215 m9.2 mi
Glorieta BaldyE 96°3,116 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4919:4620:24
September equinox06:5318:2919:02
December solstice07:1116:1516:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303542485767716962513930
Precip in0.60.50.70.60.90.92.32.01.41.30.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE 2, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6636180007

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