- Elevation, modelled
- 1,412 m
- Tallest summit within 24.1 miles
- South Baldy3,279 m · 16.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway0.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 34.0663, -106.9064
Dowdle Family Memorial Garden is a garden in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,412 m. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Desert Maiden, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Dowdle Family Memorial Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldy | WSW 252° | 3,279 m | 16.9 mi |
| Timber Peak | WSW 248° | 3,181 m | 15.7 mi |
| North Baldy | W 266° | 3,003 m | 15.8 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | W 277° | 2,773 m | 16.4 mi |
| Buck Peak | WSW 246° | 2,764 m | 14.1 mi |
| North Peak | W 277° | 2,763 m | 16.4 mi |
| Italian Peak | SW 236° | 2,752 m | 17.0 mi |
| Molino Peak | WSW 236° | 2,701 m | 14.7 mi |
- 0.7 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
- 0.8 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 2.5 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flight Deck · 18 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 18 mi
- Dabbler Deck · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Socorro Peak (East): 3.1 mi
- Socorro Peak (West): 3.3 mi
- Pueblo Point: 3.6 mi
- Black Mountain (South): 5.5 mi
- Black Mountain (West): 5.8 mi
- Cook Spring: 2.2 mi
- Socorro Spring: 2.6 mi
- Sedillo Spring: 2.7 mi
- Bursum Spring: 5.7 mi
- Chupadera Spring: 5.8 mi
- Linda Weiss Memorial: 0.0 mi
- NMT 90th Anniversary Plaque: 0.1 mi
- NM School of Mines World War II Memorial: 0.1 mi
- New Mexico Tech Land Donors Plaque: 0.2 mi
- Robert M. Lockhart Plaque: 0.3 mi
- The Desert Maiden: 0.0 mi
- "The Past", "The Present", and "The Future": 0.0 mi
- NMT Arranged Rocks: 0.1 mi
- Passage of the Earth and the Sky: 0.2 mi
- New Mexico Tech Entrance Sign: 0.2 mi
- NMT Alumni Hill Park: 0.3 mi
- Sedillo Park: 0.6 mi
- West Place Park: 0.7 mi
- School of Mines Heritage Park: 0.8 mi
- Socorro Gun Range: 8.6 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 1.4 mi
- Socorro Peak "M": 3.1 mi
- Mancy Mine: 7.8 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 9.5 mi
- Clemens Ranch House Historic Site: 17.2 mi
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 2.4 mi
- 1: 16.4 mi
- 3: 16.4 mi
- 2: 16.4 mi
- 4: 16.4 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 0.2 mi
- Hammel Museum: 0.9 mi
- Box Car Museum: 19.6 mi
- López Rose Garden: 0.0 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, 1 mi away.
- Gambel's Quail41 obs
- Gunnison's Prairie Dog36 obs
- Southwestern Fence Lizard36 obs
- Creosote Bush28 obs
- Mallard24 obs
- Western Kingbird24 obs
- American Bullfrog24 obs
- silverleaf nightshade23 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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