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☮ is an artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,079 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the west-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Tinkertown Museum, a museum 1.4 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 0.4 miles off.

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Coordinates35.17648, -106.34363

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions
  • TWA Flight 260: 5.7 mi
  • Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 7.7 mi
  • Henderson Store: 9.6 mi
  • Daniels House: 9.8 mi
  • RIM-2 Terrier: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 51
Museums: 34
  • Tinkertown Museum: 1.4 mi
  • Tinkertown Museum: 1.4 mi
  • Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 2.7 mi
  • Museum of the American Military Family: 6.8 mi
  • Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 31
Picnic sites: 28
  • Doc Long Picnic Ground: 1.9 mi
  • Doc Long Picnic Ground: 1.9 mi
  • Sulphur Canyon Picnic Ground: 2.0 mi
  • Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 2.0 mi
  • Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 2.2 mi
Springs: 21
Gardens: 16
  • Japanese Memorial Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Garden Center: 12.5 mi
  • Albuquerque Rose Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Winrock Garden: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of ☮. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestWNW 291°3,255 m6.4 mi
North Sandia PeakWNW 302°3,184 m7.6 mi
The NeedleWNW 298°3,127 m7.4 mi
The ThumbWNW 287°3,081 m6.5 mi
The ChimneyWNW 292°3,051 m6.7 mi
TombstoneWNW 296°3,048 m6.9 mi
JawboneW 280°3,014 m5.3 mi
South Sandia PeakSW 232°2,982 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:17
June solstice05:5219:4620:24
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1116:1916:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313540495766686661503930

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandia Park, 3 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/786141017

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