- Elevation, modelled
- 2,095 m
- Tallest summit within 22.6 miles
- Canjilon Mountain3,326 m · 17.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- El Camino Real21.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 36.3454, -106.1873
Mars Polar Lander is a artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,095 m. Canjilon Mountain stands 3,326 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Delgado Hall Historic Site, a attraction 0.1 miles away. El Camino Real passes 21 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Mars Polar Lander. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canjilon Mountain | NNW 329° | 3,326 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cerro Saragate | NNW 335° | 3,230 m | 22.5 mi |
| Red Hill | NNW 326° | 3,097 m | 18.8 mi |
| Tusas Mountain | N 6° | 3,090 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mogote Peak | NW 326° | 3,048 m | 12.4 mi |
| Cerro Pedernal | SW 235° | 3,003 m | 21.7 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | N 2° | 2,994 m | 19.6 mi |
| Kiowa Mountain | NNE 15° | 2,967 m | 18.1 mi |
- 21.2 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 26.0 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 27.6 mi off the High Road to Taos
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cerro Negro: 5.9 mi
- Valle Grande Peak: 6.1 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 6.5 mi
- Sierra Negra: 6.6 mi
- Mogotito: 11.0 mi
Springs: 20
- Rock Spring: 8.6 mi
- Elk Spring: 9.4 mi
- Rancherilla Spring: 9.5 mi
- East Sisneras Spring: 9.6 mi
- Harris Bear Spring: 9.8 mi
Parks: 14
Attractions: 11
- Delgado Hall Historic Site: 0.1 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 15.3 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 15.8 mi
- Chimney Rock: 16.5 mi
- Canjilon Mountain Lookout Cabin Historic Site: 16.8 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Posi Pueblo: 8.0 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 8.4 mi
- Poshuoinge: 10.4 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 11.9 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 10
- Pink Flamingo: 12.0 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 19.0 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 19.6 mi
- Gear Up Graduation Mural: 24.8 mi
- Students Against Gun Violence Mural: 24.8 mi
Museums: 6
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 12.0 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 16.0 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 16.0 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 16.1 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Black Mesa: 14.7 mi
- Gates of Hell: 16.2 mi
- Comanche Rim: 16.4 mi
- La Mesita: 17.4 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Quartzite River Access: 22.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Rito, under a mile away.
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