- Elevation, modelled
- 1,457 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cathey Peak2,941 m · 10.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sunspot Scenic Byway8.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:16local time
- Coordinates
- 32.9206, -105.9204
Astronaut Memorial Garden is a garden in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,457 m. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Astronaut Memorial Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | SE 138° | 2,941 m | 10.5 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | SSE 148° | 2,821 m | 10.8 mi |
| Alamo Peak | ESE 118° | 2,820 m | 7.1 mi |
| Prestridge Hill | ESE 113° | 2,638 m | 17.8 mi |
| Harley Mountain | NE 46° | 2,637 m | 23.8 mi |
| Jefferies Peak | SE 140° | 2,591 m | 24.6 mi |
| Seep Peak | ESE 116° | 2,486 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mule Peak | SSE 162° | 2,462 m | 8.2 mi |
- 8.4 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
88 named places within 25 miles
- Ortega Peak: 3.2 mi
- Hershberger Peak: 4.0 mi
- The Roundup Ground: 5.0 mi
- Red Hill: 5.4 mi
- Steamboat: 5.5 mi
- John P. Stapp Air / Space Park: 0.1 mi
- Stapp Air Space Park: 0.1 mi
- University Park: 1.1 mi
- Paiute Park: 1.6 mi
- Circle Drive Park: 1.7 mi
- X-7A: 0.1 mi
- German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200: 0.1 mi
- USAF Space Plane 001: 0.1 mi
- XQ-4A: 0.1 mi
- The Alamogordo "A": 1.5 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 0.0 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 2.4 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 2.7 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 11.0 mi
- White Sands National Park: 18.0 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 0.0 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 2.7 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 22.7 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 6.6 mi
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: 10.6 mi
- Antarctic Telescope: 11.0 mi
- Sacramento mountains murle: 22.8 mi
- Alamogordo Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Prayer garden: 22.7 mi
- Karr Spring: 6.4 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:40 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:24 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alamogordo, 2 mi away.
- Devilshead277 obs
- Creosote Bush203 obs
- Texas rainbow cactus161 obs
- strawberry hedgehog cactus128 obs
- ocotillo116 obs
- honey mesquite41 obs
- Spanish dagger39 obs
- scarlet hedgehog cactus35 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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