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Official Scenic Historic Marker

Official Scenic Historic Marker from directly overhead

Official Scenic Historic Marker is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,702 m. North Sandia Peak stands 3,184 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
NEW MEXICO HISTORIC WOMEN MARKER INITIATIVE The New Mexico Historic Women Marker Initiative was founded in 2005 by members of the New Mexico Women's Forum in a statewide effort to recognize women's contributions to New Mexico history on the state's Offici
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Coordinates35.47504, -106.30877

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Artworks
  • Fan Pole: 9.8 mi
  • Horse: 10.5 mi
  • Pen Zia: 14.8 mi
  • Zia: 15.2 mi
  • Kokopelli: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 38
Picnic sites: 26
  • Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Jemez Canyon Dam Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 17.6 mi
  • Capulin Springs Picnic Ground: 18.8 mi
  • Capulin Picnic Ground: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 25
Springs: 21
  • Cochiti Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Yoh toh: 10.6 mi
  • Tunnel Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Piedra Lisa Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Osha Spring: 17.4 mi
Museums: 18
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Official Scenic Historic Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Sandia PeakSSW 207°3,184 m18.6 mi
The NeedleSSW 206°3,127 m19.1 mi
TombstoneSSW 205°3,048 m19.4 mi
The ProwSSW 208°2,733 m19.0 mi
Capulin PeakSSW 198°2,723 m18.6 mi
Placer MountainSE 141°2,700 m12.4 mi
Palomas PeakSSW 198°2,647 m17.5 mi
Rincón High PointSSW 212°2,523 m18.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:17
June solstice05:5119:4720:24
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1116:1716:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354047546474787669574435
Precip in0.60.50.70.60.80.72.01.71.41.30.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cochiti DAM, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8426740559

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