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Touch the Sky

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Elevation, modelled
2,236 m
Tallest summit within 12.6 miles
Turkey Ridge3,558 m · 11.0 mi
Nearest byway
Jemez Mountain Trail4.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:26local time
Coordinates
35.8816, -106.3036
Touch the Sky from directly overhead

Touch the Sky is a artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,236 m. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lucky, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 4.5 miles off.

Built
1996
Material
metal

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Touch the Sky. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeNW 312°3,558 m11.0 mi
Chicoma MountainNNW 333°3,517 m9.8 mi
Cerro ToledoNW 316°3,323 m10.8 mi
Caballo MountainNW 325°3,200 m6.0 mi
Pajarito MountainW 275°3,176 m5.4 mi
Cerro RubioNW 309°3,169 m7.0 mi
Cerros del AbrigoWNW 290°3,148 m10.3 mi
Indian PointNW 311°3,118 m11.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 29
Springs: 18
Waterfalls: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Hot springs: 2
Natural arches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:17
June solstice05:5019:4820:26
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1316:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442485767706762513931
Precip in0.90.71.00.91.21.22.93.22.01.60.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 2 mi away.

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