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New Mexico Public Welfare Building

New Mexico Public Welfare Building from directly overhead

New Mexico Public Welfare Building is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,129 m. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is New Mexico Veterans Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
New Mexico Public Welfare Building 1934
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.68354, -105.94261

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
Peaks
Museums: 34
Attractions: 31
Gardens: 17
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 9
  • Alamosa Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Soda Springs: 15.8 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Doe Springs: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hyde Park Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of New Mexico Public Welfare Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Fe BaldyNE 45°3,847 m14.6 mi
Lake PeakNE 51°3,771 m12.4 mi
Redondo PeakNE 42°3,766 m16.6 mi
Penitente PeakNE 52°3,720 m12.7 mi
Tesuque PeakNE 52°3,656 m11.4 mi
Aspen PeakNE 43°3,384 m11.2 mi
Rosilla PeakE 79°3,231 m18.1 mi
Thompson PeakE 96°3,215 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4919:4620:24
September equinox06:5218:2919:02
December solstice07:1116:1516:55

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12073106142

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