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Pierotti's Clowns

Pierotti's Clowns from directly overhead

Pierotti's Clowns is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,234 m. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Touch the Sky, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 4.5 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
1953-1977 fast-pitch Softball team

How to reach it

Coordinates35.88212, -106.30420

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • Pine Street Playlot: 0.6 mi
  • Kiva: 0.9 mi
  • Los Pueblos Park: 2.2 mi
  • Main Gate Park: 2.8 mi
  • Rocket Park: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 29
Springs: 18
  • Pine Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Armstead Spring: 5.3 mi
  • American Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Apache Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Doe Springs: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Camp May: 5.4 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Jemez Falls: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Spence Hot Spring: 18.4 mi
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 19.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 2.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Pierotti's Clowns. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeNW 312°3,558 m11.0 mi
Chicoma MountainNNW 333°3,517 m9.8 mi
Cerro ToledoNW 316°3,323 m10.8 mi
Caballo MountainNW 325°3,200 m6.0 mi
Pajarito MountainW 274°3,176 m5.4 mi
Cerro RubioNW 309°3,169 m7.0 mi
Cerros del AbrigoWNW 289°3,148 m10.3 mi
Indian PointNW 311°3,118 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:17
June solstice05:5019:4820:26
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1316:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442485767706762513931
Precip in0.90.71.00.91.21.22.93.22.01.60.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11049713272

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