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Sunflowers on Adobe Wall

Sunflowers on Adobe Wall from directly overhead

Sunflowers on Adobe Wall is an artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,415 m. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is West Place Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Built
1993
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.05614, -106.89874

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 34
Historic sites: 19
Parks: 14
  • West Place Park: 0.1 mi
  • School of Mines Heritage Park: 0.3 mi
  • NMT Alumni Hill Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sedillo Park: 0.9 mi
  • Socorro Gun Range: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Isidro Baca Park Marker: 0.3 mi
  • Socorro History Wheel: 0.3 mi
  • Searching for an Oasis: 0.4 mi
  • M Mountain Mural: 0.4 mi
  • Crane Mural: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 10
Picnic sites: 10
  • Sandbar Riverine Park: 2.4 mi
  • 1: 17.1 mi
  • 3: 17.1 mi
  • 2: 17.1 mi
  • 4: 17.1 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Brown Hall Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi
  • López Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Sunflowers on Adobe Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South BaldyWSW 255°3,279 m17.2 mi
Timber PeakWSW 250°3,181 m15.9 mi
North BaldyW 269°3,003 m16.2 mi
Tip Top MountainW 279°2,773 m16.9 mi
Buck PeakWSW 249°2,764 m14.2 mi
North PeakW 279°2,763 m16.9 mi
Italian PeakWSW 239°2,752 m17.0 mi
Molino PeakWSW 240°2,701 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4719:20
June solstice05:5719:4620:23
September equinox06:5618:3319:06
December solstice07:1016:2417:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384451586674777569574637
Precip in0.30.30.50.30.40.42.42.11.30.90.40.6

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5419647589

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