Artwork · New Mexico

Giant Stone Rattlesnake

Giant Stone Rattlesnake from directly overhead

Giant Stone Rattlesnake is an artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,578 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. El Camino Real passes 3.5 miles off.

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What the record says

Material: stone

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Coordinates35.00606, -106.62418

3.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
3.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
13.7 mi off the Corrales Road
13.8 mi off the Salt Missions Trail

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Aperture Center Dog Park: 1.5 mi
Mountain View Park: 2.0 mi
Edward L Romero Park: 2.8 mi
Rio Bravo County Park: 3.3 mi
Kirtland Park: 3.3 mi

Attractions

Zia: 4.0 mi
Hubbell House Historic Site: 4.3 mi
Asia: 5.6 mi
Rosenwald Building Historic Site: 5.6 mi
Pinkman’s Residence: 5.7 mi

Peaks

Black Mesa: 6.3 mi
Mesa de los Padillas: 7.1 mi
Manzano Saddle: 7.5 mi
Parea Mesa: 8.4 mi
Twin Peaks South: 9.5 mi

Artworks52

Giant Stone Rattlesnake: 1.2 mi
Eagle Man: 2.9 mi
Albuquerque Fire Department Rocket Ship: 3.7 mi
The Blessed Virgin Mary: 4.1 mi
Jesus Christ: 4.1 mi

Springs33

Embudo Spring: 11.0 mi
Three Gun Spring: 12.3 mi
Oso Springs: 12.9 mi
South Sandia Spring: 12.9 mi
Old South Sandia Spring: 13.1 mi

Museums30

Cavalcade of Wings: 3.0 mi
Veterans Center: 4.9 mi
The Wheels Museum: 4.9 mi
H. B. & Lucille Horn Preservation Station: 5.2 mi
DTRA Museum: 5.3 mi

Historic sites27

Founders' Wall: 1.3 mi
Flame of Hope: 3.1 mi
ATLAS-I Trestle: 4.1 mi
ATLAS-I Wedge: 4.1 mi
Pajarito: 4.3 mi

Picnic sites27

Tingley Park: 5.4 mi
Double Shelter Group Area: 13.9 mi
La Cueva Picnic Site: 15.7 mi
Picnic Ground 5: 16.1 mi
Picnic Ground 4: 16.1 mi

Gardens16

International District Community Garden: 4.0 mi
Barelas Community Garden: 5.2 mi
Castetter Greenhouse: 5.3 mi
Lobo Garden: 5.5 mi
La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 6.2 mi

Nature reserves7

Trailhead: 4.9 mi
Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 12.7 mi
Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 16.1 mi
El Cerro de Los Lunas Preserve: 17.1 mi
Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 19.4 mi

Ghost towns1

Carpenter: 6.6 mi

Waterfalls1

Travertine Falls: 14.4 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Giant Stone Rattlesnake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Sandia Crest	NE 35°	3,255 m	17.2 mi
North Sandia Peak	NNE 31°	3,184 m	18.4 mi
The Needle	NNE 31°	3,127 m	17.9 mi
The Thumb	NE 35°	3,081 m	16.7 mi
The Chimney	NE 34°	3,051 m	17.2 mi
Tombstone	NNE 33°	3,048 m	17.7 mi
Jawbone	NE 40°	3,014 m	16.5 mi
South Sandia Peak	NE 54°	2,982 m	13.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:11	18:45	19:19
June solstice	05:54	19:47	20:24
September equinox	06:55	18:31	19:05
December solstice	07:11	16:20	16:59

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	50	57	66	76	79	77	70	58	46	37
Precip in	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.6	1.6	1.3	1.1	0.9	0.6	0.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Intl AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2627428655

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