- Elevation, modelled
- 1,415 m
- Tallest summit within 24.1 miles
- South Baldy3,279 m · 16.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway0.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 34.0671, -106.9089
Passage of the Earth and the Sky is a artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,415 m. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is López Rose Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Passage of the Earth and the Sky. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldy | WSW 252° | 3,279 m | 16.8 mi |
| Timber Peak | WSW 247° | 3,181 m | 15.6 mi |
| North Baldy | W 266° | 3,003 m | 15.6 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | W 277° | 2,773 m | 16.3 mi |
| Buck Peak | WSW 245° | 2,764 m | 14.0 mi |
| North Peak | W 277° | 2,763 m | 16.2 mi |
| Italian Peak | SW 235° | 2,752 m | 16.9 mi |
| Molino Peak | SW 236° | 2,701 m | 14.6 mi |
- 0.9 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
- 0.9 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 2.5 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): 3.0 mi
- Socorro Peak (West): 3.1 mi
- Pueblo Point: 3.6 mi
- Black Mountain (South): 5.4 mi
- Black Mountain (West): 5.7 mi
- Cook Spring: 2.2 mi
- Socorro Spring: 2.5 mi
- Sedillo Spring: 2.7 mi
- Chupadera Spring: 5.7 mi
- Bursum Spring: 5.8 mi
- Linda Weiss Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Robert M. Lockhart Plaque: 0.2 mi
- Alice Kase Memorial Bench: 0.2 mi
- NMT 90th Anniversary Plaque: 0.3 mi
- NM School of Mines World War II Memorial: 0.3 mi
- "The Past", "The Present", and "The Future": 0.1 mi
- The Desert Maiden: 0.1 mi
- NMT Arranged Rocks: 0.2 mi
- New Mexico Tech Entrance Sign: 0.3 mi
- In Search of the Light: 0.3 mi
- NMT Alumni Hill Park: 0.3 mi
- Sedillo Park: 0.7 mi
- West Place Park: 0.8 mi
- School of Mines Heritage Park: 0.9 mi
- Socorro Gun Range: 8.6 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 1.6 mi
- Socorro Peak "M": 2.9 mi
- Mancy Mine: 7.8 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 9.4 mi
- Clemens Ranch House Historic Site: 17.0 mi
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 2.5 mi
- 1: 16.3 mi
- 3: 16.3 mi
- 2: 16.3 mi
- 4: 16.3 mi
- López Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 0.3 mi
- Hammel Museum: 1.1 mi
- Box Car Museum: 19.5 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, 2 mi away.
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