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Shiva:Shiwana

Shiva:Shiwana from directly overhead

Shiva:Shiwana is an artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,125 m. Mount Withington stands 3,077 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Very Large Array, a attraction 0.3 miles away. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
steel

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.07445, -107.62191

83 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
Cliffs: 11
  • Dead Horse Mesa: 16.0 mi
  • Mesa Cencerro: 21.6 mi
  • Cal Ship Mesa: 22.3 mi
  • White Mesa: 23.1 mi
  • Blue Mesa: 23.3 mi
Springs: 9
  • Dove Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Leke Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Water Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Maverick Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Chavez Springs: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 7
Parks: 1
  • Cherry Town: 21.3 mi
Museums: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shiva:Shiwana. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WithingtonSSE 150°3,077 m15.5 mi
Tower PeakSSE 150°3,026 m16.6 mi
A-L PeakSE 141°2,940 m14.5 mi
Luera PeakSW 221°2,892 m22.5 mi
Madre MountainNW 315°2,870 m21.8 mi
Davenport LookoutNW 311°2,851 m22.0 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW 279°2,787 m20.8 mi
Tip Top MountainE 86°2,773 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4919:22
June solstice06:0019:4920:26
September equinox06:5918:3619:09
December solstice07:1316:2717:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541475666696761503931
Precip in0.50.50.50.50.70.62.72.82.01.10.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augustine 2E, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3054757332

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