Shiny Orb Stone
Shiny Orb Stone is an artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,976 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the north-northeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 3.5 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 3.5 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
- 7.3 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Domingo Baca Canyon Overlook · 3 mi
- Southern Sandias Overlook · 3 mi
- Crinoid Fossils · 3 mi
- The Washout · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Canyon Scenic Easement: 1.3 mi
- High Desert Park: 1.4 mi
- Pino Arroyo Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Little Cloud Park: 1.6 mi
- Sandia Foothills Open Space: 1.9 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 2.0 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 2.6 mi
- Daniels House: 3.6 mi
- Sidewinder: 6.9 mi
- RIM-2 Terrier: 7.6 mi
- Jawbone: 2.6 mi
- Dragons Tooth: 2.7 mi
- Whiskey Peak: 2.7 mi
- Hail Peak: 2.7 mi
- Alioth: 2.9 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 0.0 mi
- 38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud: 0.0 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 0.3 mi
- t: 1.7 mi
- Osos del Cañon: 2.4 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 5.8 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 5.8 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 5.9 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 7.4 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 7.5 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 0.1 mi
- Old Shelter: 1.2 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 3.3 mi
- Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker: 7.4 mi
- Public Safety Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 0.1 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 3.0 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 3.9 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 4.4 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 1.1 mi
- Oso Springs: 2.3 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 3.5 mi
- Artesian Well: 4.3 mi
- Tree Spring: 4.3 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 4.9 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 5.0 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 6.1 mi
- Garden Center: 6.7 mi
- Winrock Garden: 6.9 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 5.7 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 11.3 mi
- Trailhead: 12.7 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 16.0 mi
- Travertine Falls: 6.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Shiny Orb Stone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NNE 19° | 3,255 m | 3.4 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | N 8° | 3,184 m | 5.0 mi |
| The Needle | N 7° | 3,127 m | 4.4 mi |
| The Thumb | NNE 16° | 3,081 m | 2.9 mi |
| The Chimney | NNE 14° | 3,051 m | 3.5 mi |
| Tombstone | NNE 13° | 3,048 m | 4.0 mi |
| Jawbone | NE 46° | 3,014 m | 2.6 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | SE 144° | 2,982 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
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 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Foothills NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12668830111
Day trips start here
- Cedar Crest · 7 mi
- Bernalillo · 10 mi
- Albuquerque · 12 mi
- Edgewood · 17 mi
- Central New Mexico · 23 mi
- Madrid · 25 mi
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