- Elevation, modelled
- 2,035 m
- Tallest summit within 20.6 miles
- Baldy Mountain3,765 m · 18.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Santa Fe Trailon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:22local time
- Coordinates
- 36.4552, -104.9540
The Wonders of Discovery is a artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,035 m. Baldy Mountain stands 3,765 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Santa Fe Trail runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of The Wonders of Discovery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | NW 310° | 3,765 m | 18.8 mi |
| Touch-Me-Not Mountain | WNW 303° | 3,670 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Phillips | W 277° | 3,553 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | W 277° | 3,550 m | 11.2 mi |
| Tolby Peak | W 281° | 3,513 m | 12.5 mi |
| Comanche Peak | W 279° | 3,445.2 m | 10.7 mi |
| Green Mountain | WNW 298° | 3,403 m | 15.2 mi |
| Agua Fria Peak | WSW 246° | 3,364 m | 15.6 mi |
- On the Santa Fe TrailNational
- 17.7 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 66.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 1 mi
- Base Camp View · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Coyote Mesa: 2.1 mi
- Tooth of Time: 3.0 mi
- Urraca Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Antelope Mesa: 4.1 mi
- Shaefers Peak: 4.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 13.1 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 16.7 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 17.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 19.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 20.2 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 0.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 5.2 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 6.4 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker: 11.7 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 11.8 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 4.4 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Historical Marker: 9.3 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 11.8 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 12.3 mi
- Covered Wagon: 0.3 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 0.5 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 0.6 mi
- Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza: 4.3 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 6.1 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 0.4 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 3.9 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 6.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 18.2 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 20.1 mi
- Betty's Bra: 4.9 mi
- Palisades: 12.6 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 11.1 mi
- Apache Spring: 21.9 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Dawson: 17.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cimarron 4 SW, under a mile away.
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