Venus Needle
Venus Needle is an attraction in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,229 m. Tsaile Butte stands 2,738 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cleopatra Needle, a attraction 1.2 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 2.8 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Navajo Nation
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 13.5 mi off the Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road
100 named places within 25 miles
- Squirrel Springs: 5.4 mi
- Hidden Spring: 7.5 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 8.7 mi
- Kailcheebito Spring: 8.9 mi
- Pine Spring 14N-25: 9.4 mi
- Beelzebub: 2.0 mi
- Split Mesa: 2.0 mi
- Green Knobs: 2.7 mi
- Zilditloi Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Frog Rock: 3.5 mi
- Navajo Indian Reservation Historical Marker: 13.5 mi
- Window Rock Tribal Park: 18.6 mi
- Tse Bonita Tribal Park: 19.7 mi
- Navajo Tribal Fairground: 20.3 mi
- Cleopatra Needle: 1.2 mi
- Tseghaahoodzani (Window Rock): 18.5 mi
- Falling Iron Cliffs: 15.6 mi
- Spider Rock: 23.5 mi
- NP21: 4.1 mi
- Narbona Pass Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- window rock: 18.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.6 mi
- Navajo Museum: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Venus Needle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsaile Butte | NNW 342° | 2,738 m | 24.3 mi |
| Sonsela Buttes | NNW 328° | 2,709 m | 12.8 mi |
| Chuska Peak | ESE 117° | 2,624 m | 9.0 mi |
| Zilditloi Mountain | SSW 207° | 2,604 m | 3.2 mi |
| Twin Buttes | SSE 164° | 2,570 m | 4.7 mi |
| White Cone | NNW 342° | 2,569 m | 17.7 mi |
| Fluted Rock | WSW 255° | 2,528 m | 15.5 mi |
| Deza Bluffs | ESE 104° | 2,519 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Window Rock AP, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2235197565
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