- Elevation, modelled
- 1,403 m
- Tallest summit within 23.9 miles
- South Baldy3,279 m · 17.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- El Camino Realon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 34.0579, -106.8915
Searching for an Oasis is a artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,403 m. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is M Mountain Mural, a artwork 0.1 miles away. El Camino Real runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Searching for an Oasis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldy | WSW 255° | 3,279 m | 17.6 mi |
| Timber Peak | WSW 251° | 3,181 m | 16.3 mi |
| North Baldy | W 268° | 3,003 m | 16.6 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | W 279° | 2,773 m | 17.3 mi |
| Buck Peak | WSW 249° | 2,764 m | 14.7 mi |
| North Peak | W 279° | 2,763 m | 17.3 mi |
| Italian Peak | WSW 239° | 2,752 m | 17.4 mi |
| Molino Peak | WSW 240° | 2,701 m | 15.1 mi |
- On the El Camino RealNational
- On the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
- 3.0 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flight Deck · 17 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 18 mi
- Dabbler Deck · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Socorro Peak (East): 4.1 mi
- Pueblo Point: 4.2 mi
- Socorro Peak (West): 4.2 mi
- Black Mountain (South): 5.9 mi
- Minas del Chupadero: 6.0 mi
Springs: 34
- Cook Spring: 2.8 mi
- Socorro Spring: 3.0 mi
- Sedillo Spring: 3.1 mi
- Bursum Spring: 5.3 mi
- Chupadera Spring: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Jumbo Fragment: 0.1 mi
- World War II Bataan Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Isidro Baca Park Veterans' Memorial: 0.2 mi
- New Mexico Tech Land Donors Plaque: 0.9 mi
- NM School of Mines World War II Memorial: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 14
- M Mountain Mural: 0.1 mi
- Socorro History Wheel: 0.1 mi
- Isidro Baca Park Marker: 0.1 mi
- Crane Mural: 0.2 mi
- Sunflowers on Adobe Wall: 0.4 mi
Parks: 14
- School of Mines Heritage Park: 0.3 mi
- West Place Park: 0.5 mi
- Sedillo Park: 0.9 mi
- NMT Alumni Hill Park: 1.1 mi
- Socorro Gun Range: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 10
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 0.4 mi
- Socorro Peak "M": 4.0 mi
- Mancy Mine: 7.9 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 10.2 mi
- Clemens Ranch House Historic Site: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 2.0 mi
- 1: 16.9 mi
- 3: 16.9 mi
- 2: 16.9 mi
- 4: 16.9 mi
Museums: 3
- Hammel Museum: 0.3 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 1.0 mi
- Box Car Museum: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 3
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 1.0 mi
- López Rose Garden: 1.1 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, under a mile away.
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