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Angel Chair

Angel Chair from directly overhead

Angel Chair is an artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,167 m. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Fe Children's Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Santa Fe Trail runs past it.

a chair mounted on a tall pole

The record

What the record says

Material
wood
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.67065, -105.93552

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums: 32
Attractions: 31
Gardens: 16
  • Xeric Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Santa Fe Botanical Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Goede Orchard Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Roland Meadow Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Garden Overlook: 0.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 9
  • Alamosa Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Soda Springs: 16.7 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Yoh toh: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hyde Park Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Angel Chair. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Fe BaldyNE 42°3,847 m15.0 mi
Lake PeakNE 47°3,771 m12.7 mi
Redondo PeakNE 39°3,766 m17.0 mi
Penitente PeakNE 48°3,720 m12.9 mi
Tesuque PeakNE 47°3,656 m11.7 mi
Aspen PeakNE 38°3,384 m11.6 mi
Rosilla PeakENE 76°3,231 m17.9 mi
Thompson PeakE 89°3,215 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4919:4620:24
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:1016:1516:55

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6518725540

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