- Elevation, modelled
- 1,408 m
- Tallest summit within 24.2 miles
- South Baldy3,279 m · 17.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- El Camino Real0.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 34.0686, -106.9036
New Mexico Tech Entrance Sign is a artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,408 m. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is In Search of the Light, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. El Camino Real passes 0.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of New Mexico Tech Entrance Sign. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldy | WSW 252° | 3,279 m | 17.1 mi |
| Timber Peak | WSW 247° | 3,181 m | 15.9 mi |
| North Baldy | W 266° | 3,003 m | 15.9 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | W 277° | 2,773 m | 16.5 mi |
| Buck Peak | WSW 246° | 2,764 m | 14.3 mi |
| North Peak | W 277° | 2,763 m | 16.5 mi |
| Italian Peak | SW 236° | 2,752 m | 17.2 mi |
| Molino Peak | SW 236° | 2,701 m | 14.9 mi |
- 0.6 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 0.7 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
- 2.3 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flight Deck · 18 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 19 mi
- Dabbler Deck · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Socorro Peak (East): 3.2 mi
- Socorro Peak (West): 3.4 mi
- Pueblo Point: 3.4 mi
- Johnson Hill: 5.7 mi
- Black Mountain (South): 5.7 mi
- Cook Spring: 2.5 mi
- Socorro Spring: 2.8 mi
- Sedillo Spring: 3.0 mi
- Bursum Spring: 5.5 mi
- Chupadera Spring: 6.0 mi
- New Mexico Tech Land Donors Plaque: 0.1 mi
- NMT 90th Anniversary Plaque: 0.2 mi
- NM School of Mines World War II Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Linda Weiss Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Robert M. Lockhart Plaque: 0.5 mi
- In Search of the Light: 0.0 mi
- NMT Arranged Rocks: 0.2 mi
- "The Past", "The Present", and "The Future": 0.2 mi
- The Desert Maiden: 0.2 mi
- Passage of the Earth and the Sky: 0.3 mi
- Sedillo Park: 0.4 mi
- NMT Alumni Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- West Place Park: 0.8 mi
- School of Mines Heritage Park: 0.8 mi
- Socorro Gun Range: 8.8 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 1.4 mi
- Socorro Peak "M": 3.2 mi
- Mancy Mine: 8.0 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 9.3 mi
- Clemens Ranch House Historic Site: 17.3 mi
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 2.1 mi
- 1: 16.2 mi
- 3: 16.2 mi
- 2: 16.2 mi
- 4: 16.2 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 0.0 mi
- Hammel Museum: 0.8 mi
- Box Car Museum: 19.7 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- López Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, 1 mi away.
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