Dwan Light Sanctuary
Dwan Light Sanctuary is an artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,069 m. Cebolla stands 3,621 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Montezuma Hot Springs, a hot spring 0.1 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 2.9 miles off. 147 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- October 25, 1996
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 9.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
147 named places within 25 miles
- Tecolote Peak: 9.4 mi
- Hermit Peak: 9.6 mi
- Cerro de la Cruz: 9.6 mi
- Fisher Hill: 10.2 mi
- Johnson Mesa: 10.4 mi
- Montezuma Hotel Complex Historic Site: 0.1 mi
- ATSF 1129: 5.2 mi
- Bean-Newlee House Historic Site: 5.3 mi
- Donnelly Library Historic Site: 5.5 mi
- Eugenio Gatignole House Historic Site: 5.6 mi
- Camp Maximiliano Luna Historical Marker: 3.0 mi
- King Stadium: 3.4 mi
- Centennial Park: 3.9 mi
- Hanna Park: 4.5 mi
- Keyes Park: 5.2 mi
- Montezuma Castle: 0.1 mi
- The Historic Serf Theatre Hall: 5.7 mi
- HERMIT'S PEAK HISTORIC MARKER: 6.3 mi
- STRIKE VALLEYS HISTORIC MARKER: 11.5 mi
- Emiteria "Matie" Martinez Robinson Viles Historic Marker: 11.5 mi
- Oak Flats: 9.2 mi
- Baker Flat: 9.5 mi
- Fishing Hole: 10.1 mi
- Big Pine: 11.1 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- UWC: 0.1 mi
- Storrie Zia: 2.8 mi
- Red Dawn: 5.7 mi
- Welcome: 6.6 mi
- Totem Pole: 22.7 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum: 5.6 mi
- City of Las Vegas Museum: 5.6 mi
- Rough Riders Museum: 5.6 mi
- Cleveland Roller Mill Museum: 23.2 mi
- Hermit's Spring: 9.9 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 17.6 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 22.1 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs: 0.1 mi
- McAllister Lake Wildlife Management Area: 10.9 mi
- Las Ruedas: 23.2 mi
- Pecos Falls: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dwan Light Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cebolla | NNW 329° | 3,621 m | 22.8 mi |
| Elk Mountain | WNW 297° | 3,550 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Barker | WNW 295° | 3,490 m | 17.7 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 311° | 3,400 m | 18.6 mi |
| Valle de la Piedra | WNW 288° | 3,340 m | 15.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 307° | 3,292 m | 24.8 mi |
| Rosilla Peak | WNW 286° | 3,231 m | 19.9 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NNW 335° | 3,227 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:13 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Vegas Wwtp, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/830556657
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- Pecos · 23 mi
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