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Very Large Array

OpenStreetMap · node/5746054321

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Elevation, modelled
2,124 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mount Withington3,077 m · 15.6 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:26local time
Coordinates
34.0787, -107.6185

Very Large Array is a attraction in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,124 m. Mount Withington stands 3,077 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lion Mountain, a peak 8.0 miles away. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

About

radio astronomy observatory located on the Plains of San Agustin

Dates from 1980.

Wikidata Q461382, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Limited
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Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Very Large Array. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WithingtonSSE 151°3,077 m15.6 mi
Tower PeakSSE 151°3,026 m16.8 mi
A-L PeakSE 142°2,940 m14.6 mi
Luera PeakSW 221°2,892 m22.9 mi
Madre MountainNW 314°2,870 m21.7 mi
Davenport LookoutNW 310°2,851 m22.0 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW 278°2,787 m20.9 mi
Tip Top MountainE 87°2,773 m24.5 mi
Around it

62 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Attractions: 6
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4919:22
June solstice06:0019:4920:26
September equinox06:5918:3619:09
December solstice07:1316:2717:06

Local time (America/Denver).

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