Folsom Museum Historic Site
Folsom Museum Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,948 m. Sierra Grande stands 2,655 m to the south-southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Folsom Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 24 miles off.
The story
village in Union County, New Mexico, United States
Wikidata Q1435589, matched on coordinates and name (375 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1948 m
How to reach it
- 24.2 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Buffalo Head: 1.5 mi
- Baby Capulin: 2.3 mi
- Twin Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Mud Hill: 3.5 mi
- Purvine Mesa: 4.0 mi
- Fisher Park: 4.7 mi
- Goodnight-Loving Trail Historical Marker: 8.3 mi
- Folsom Archaeological Site Historical Marker: 8.8 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 8.8 mi
- Sierra Grande Historical Marker: 9.9 mi
- Folsom Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 11.9 mi
- Prestons Point: 9.8 mi
- Black Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Trinchera Falls: 22.8 mi
- Yankee: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Folsom Museum Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Grande | SSE 166° | 2,655 m | 9.9 mi |
| Dale Mountain | WNW 291° | 2,588 m | 16.0 mi |
| Red Mountain | WNW 289° | 2,569 m | 13.5 mi |
| Madrid Peak | WNW 295° | 2,498 m | 15.0 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | SSW 213° | 2,486 m | 5.0 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | SSW 213° | 2,481 m | 5.0 mi |
| Jose Butte | WSW 252° | 2,471 m | 7.6 mi |
| Robinson Peak | WSW 252° | 2,452 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/366377289
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