Donkey Statue
Donkey Statue is an artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,652 m. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Carrizozo Arts Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hughes Hill: 4.4 mi
- Willow Hill: 5.2 mi
- Little Cub Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Double Diamond Peaks: 7.3 mi
- Cub Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 0.2 mi
- Carrizozo Historical Marker: 0.2 mi
- Spencer Park: 0.2 mi
- City Park: 0.2 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 1.1 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 0.4 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 0.4 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 10.8 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 10.9 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 18.7 mi
- Robsart: 6.8 mi
- White Oaks: 10.8 mi
- Ancho: 21.6 mi
- Padilla Springs: 18.2 mi
- The Palisades: 20.2 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 21.7 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Donkey Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | SSE 168° | 3,620 m | 19.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSE 168° | 3,518 m | 18.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSE 162° | 3,276 m | 17.5 mi |
| White Horse Hill | S 171° | 3,111 m | 15.2 mi |
| Nogal Peak | SSE 157° | 2,966 m | 11.1 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | SSE 150° | 2,942 m | 17.0 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | ENE 70° | 2,932 m | 9.1 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | ENE 70° | 2,932 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:41 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrizozo 1SW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9216657165
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