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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 PeakS 187°3,103 m23.9 mi
Capitan PeakS 174°3,063 m25.0 mi
Padilla PointSSW 194°2,930 m24.2 mi
Patos MountainSW 235°2,492 m24.5 mi
Monument PeakWSW 253°2,361 m22.2 mi
Ancho PeakWSW 252°2,336 m21.2 mi
Jicarilla PeakWSW 253°2,304 m18.6 mi
Jacks PeakW 265°2,290 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 5080 °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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