Skip to content
Byway
Artwork · New Mexico

St. Francis

St. Francis from directly overhead

St. Francis is an artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,205 m. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Gordo Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1997-10-04
Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.68245, -105.90881

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cerro Gordo Park: 0.0 mi
  • Water History Park: 0.4 mi
  • Monsignor Patrick Smith Park: 0.7 mi
  • Atalaya Park: 0.7 mi
  • Santa Fe National Historic Trail: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums: 32
Attractions: 31
Gardens: 16
Picnic sites: 10
Springs: 9
  • Alamosa Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Cienega Redonda Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Soda Springs: 17.5 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 18.2 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hyde Park Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of St. Francis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Fe BaldyNE 39°3,847 m13.4 mi
Lake PeakNE 44°3,771 m11.0 mi
Redondo PeakNE 36°3,766 m15.4 mi
Penitente PeakNE 46°3,720 m11.3 mi
Tesuque PeakNE 45°3,656 m10.1 mi
Sierra MoscaNNE 27°3,603 m17.9 mi
Aspen PeakNE 34°3,384 m10.0 mi
Rosilla PeakENE 78°3,231 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4919:4620:23
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:1016:1516:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303542485767716962513930
Precip in0.60.50.70.60.90.92.32.01.41.30.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE 2, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10695052523

More artworks in New Mexico

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore artworks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to St. Francis.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens