- Elevation, modelled
- 1,324 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cathey Peak2,941 m · 11.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sunspot Scenic Byway10.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:16local time
- Coordinates
- 32.8995, -105.9600
Alamogordo Founders Park is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,324 m. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Tularosa Basin Museum of History, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alamogordo Founders Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | SE 124° | 2,941 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | SE 134° | 2,821 m | 11.2 mi |
| Alamo Peak | ESE 102° | 2,820 m | 8.8 mi |
| Prestridge Hill | ESE 106° | 2,638 m | 19.5 mi |
| Seep Peak | ESE 110° | 2,486 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mule Peak | SE 143° | 2,462 m | 7.9 mi |
| Long Ridge | SE 134° | 2,446 m | 7.2 mi |
| Potato Knob | SE 125° | 2,407 m | 8.7 mi |
- 10.3 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Nelson Canyon Vista Interpretive Site · 11 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 12 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 12 mi
- Trestle Vista Observation Site · 13 mi
51 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 30
- Steamboat: 5.0 mi
- Ortega Peak: 5.0 mi
- The Roundup Ground: 5.1 mi
- Hershberger Peak: 5.4 mi
- The Mesa: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 13
- Harry Francis Acley House Historic Site: 0.2 mi
- Otero County Fairgrounds: 2.0 mi
- German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200: 2.7 mi
- XQ-4A: 2.7 mi
- X-7A: 2.7 mi
Museums: 5
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 0.0 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 1.0 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 2.7 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 13.6 mi
- White Sands National Park: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 2.7 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 24.4 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 |
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