Trinity Site Obelisk
Trinity Site Obelisk is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,499 m. Oscura Peak stands 2,626 m to the east-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Jumbo, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Quebradas Back Country Byway passes 21 miles off. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
1945 first detonation of a nuclear weapon.
Wikidata Q207342, matched on coordinates and name (12 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 25.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Scout Deck · 25 mi
- Flight Deck · 25 mi
- Dabbler Deck · 25 mi
25 named places within 25 miles
- Oscura Peak: 6.3 mi
- Bug Peak: 7.9 mi
- North Oscura Peak: 7.9 mi
- Little Burro: 10.4 mi
- Mockingbird Mountains: 12.2 mi
- Jumbo: 0.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trinity Site Obelisk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscura Peak | ESE 110° | 2,626 m | 6.3 mi |
| North Oscura Peak | NE 49° | 2,431 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bug Peak | ENE 58° | 2,422 m | 7.9 mi |
| Silver Top Mountain | S 185° | 2,422 m | 24.2 mi |
| Little Burro | S 178° | 2,243 m | 10.4 mi |
| Capitol Peak | S 171° | 2,163 m | 18.9 mi |
| Chupadera Mesa | NE 44° | 2,123 m | 19.6 mi |
| Lonnie Moon Peak | NE 50° | 2,105 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:43 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:24 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bingham 2 NE, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5435416050
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