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In the Hands of Children

In the Hands of Children from directly overhead

In the Hands of Children is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,966 m. Lake Peak stands 3,771 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Turquoise Trail passes 0.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1994-03
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.61040, -106.03101

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Las Soleras Park: 1.1 mi
  • Puerta Solita Park: 1.1 mi
  • La Entrada Community Park: 1.2 mi
  • Rancho del Sol Park: 1.4 mi
  • Evergreen Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 58
Museums: 33
Attractions: 27
Gardens: 17
Picnic sites: 9
  • Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 13.3 mi
  • Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 16.9 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Springs: 7
  • Yoh toh: 12.1 mi
  • Cochiti Springs: 15.2 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Soda Springs: 16.1 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 16.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hyde Park Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of In the Hands of Children. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lake PeakNE3,771 m19.4 mi
Penitente PeakNE3,720 m19.7 mi
Tesuque PeakNE3,656 m18.5 mi
Aspen PeakNE3,384 m18.2 mi
Thompson PeakENE3,215 m13.3 mi
Glorieta BaldyENE3,116 m13.3 mi
Sierra PeladaENE2,962 m9.4 mi
Monument RockENE2,830 m13.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:16
June solstice05:5019:4620:24
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1116:1616:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303542485767716962513930
Precip in0.60.50.70.60.90.92.32.01.41.30.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE 2, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11812720284

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