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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: 60
Peaks
Parks: 45
  • 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: 28
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 12.7 miles of Pierotti's Clowns. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeNW3,558 m11.0 mi
Chicoma MountainNNW3,517 m9.8 mi
Cerro ToledoNW3,323 m10.8 mi
Caballo MountainNW3,200 m6.0 mi
Pajarito MountainW3,176 m5.4 mi
Cerro RubioNW3,169 m7.0 mi
Cerros del AbrigoWNW3,148 m10.3 mi
Indian PointNW3,118 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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