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Roswell UFO Monument

Roswell UFO Monument from directly overhead

Roswell UFO Monument is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,812 m. Summit Peak stands 3,103 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Roswell crash site (1947), a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 31 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

UFO site, Roswell (1947)

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.95019, -105.31411

31 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 26
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roswell UFO Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit PeakS3,103 m23.9 mi
Capitan PeakS3,063 m25.0 mi
Padilla PointSSW2,930 m24.2 mi
Patos MountainSW2,492 m24.5 mi
Monument PeakWSW2,361 m22.2 mi
Ancho PeakWSW2,336 m21.2 mi
Jicarilla PeakWSW2,304 m18.6 mi
Jacks PeakW2,290 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4019:13
June solstice05:5119:3920:16
September equinox06:5018:2719:00
December solstice07:0316:1816:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394148556473767468564638

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ramon 8 SW, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3832839954

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