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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
Historic sites
Peaks
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 19.6 miles of In the Hands of Children. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lake PeakNE 49°3,771 m19.4 mi
Tesuque PeakNE 49°3,656 m18.5 mi
Aspen PeakNE 43°3,384 m18.2 mi
Thompson PeakENE 71°3,215 m13.3 mi
Glorieta BaldyENE 77°3,116 m13.3 mi
Sierra PeladaENE 77°2,962 m9.4 mi
Monument RockENE 64°2,830 m13.5 mi
Atalaya MountainENE 65°2,780 m9.6 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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