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1912 Murray Corliss Steam Engine Restoration Project

1912 Murray Corliss Steam Engine Restoration Project from directly overhead

1912 Murray Corliss Steam Engine Restoration Project is an artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,188 m. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Clock Tower at NMSU, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. El Camino Real passes 2.0 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates32.28081, -106.75456

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Preciado Park: 0.2 mi
  • Tony Gomez Park: 0.6 mi
  • Pat and Lou Sisbarro Community Park: 0.9 mi
  • Frenger Park: 0.9 mi
  • Mesilla Park Recreation Center: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 11
Artworks: 8
  • Clock Tower at NMSU: 0.0 mi
  • Weston Engine Co. Painted Post NY: 0.0 mi
  • The Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 0.0 mi
  • Class of 1931 Commemorative: 0.2 mi
  • The Traders: 0.2 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Pat Garrett's Grave: 2.3 mi
  • World's Largest Chili Pepper: 3.8 mi
  • Sandia Gulch Begin: 8.7 mi
  • Sandia Gulch End: 9.4 mi
  • La Cueva: 10.1 mi
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • Southern Comfort Wall: 11.4 mi
  • The Tooth: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • South Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • North Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fillmore waterfall: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Kilbourne Hole ACEC: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 1912 Murray Corliss Steam Engine Restoration Project. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Organ NeedleENE 68°2,708 m12.1 mi
Organ PeakENE 74°2,668 m12.5 mi
The NeedlesENE 64°2,565 m11.8 mi
Baldy PeakENE 76°2,564 m11.7 mi
Granite PeakENE 75°2,554 m14.1 mi
Sugarloaf PeakENE 70°2,443 m13.1 mi
Rabbit EarsENE 60°2,440 m12.0 mi
Baylor PeakNE 53°2,337 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4719:19
June solstice06:0219:4220:18
September equinox06:5618:3319:05
December solstice07:0516:2917:07

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444955627180828175645244
Precip in0.50.40.30.20.40.61.81.71.40.80.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State Univ, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12651169935

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