Museum · New Mexico
Acoma Museum
Acoma Museum is a museum in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,000 m. Pelon stands 2,599 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Dinosaur Rock, a peak 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2000 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates34.90183, -107.58806
- 11.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 18.6 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 28.2 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 24 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 24 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Dinosaur Rock: 0.3 mi
- Acoma Rock: 0.8 mi
- Mesa Encantada: 2.5 mi
- Deadmans Rock: 3.0 mi
- Southwest Plaza: 3.0 mi
Parks: 12
- Cebolleta Historical Marker: 0.5 mi
- Pueblo of Acoma Historical Marker: 0.5 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 13.3 mi
- San Jose de Laguna Mission Historical Marker: 14.9 mi
- Rio Grande Rift Historical Marker: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Crow Point: 5.2 mi
- Seama Mesa: 9.6 mi
- Sharp Point: 11.5 mi
- Frog Mesa: 15.1 mi
- Junction Cave (no entry): 24.0 mi
Attractions: 6
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 12.1 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 13.5 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 17.2 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 23.1 mi
Springs: 5
- Canovitas Spring: 21.1 mi
- Mirabel Spring: 23.4 mi
- Twin Spring: 24.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.3 mi
- Cienega Spring (Mud Hole Spring): 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
- historic Garret Homestead: 14.2 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 20.8 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 22.1 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 23.6 mi
Museums: 3
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 23.0 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 23.0 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Acomita Rest Area: 11.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- La Ventana Arch: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Acoma Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelon | WSW 245° | 2,599 m | 16.0 mi |
| North Cebollita Mesa | W 273° | 2,515 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mesa Negra | WNW 294° | 2,506 m | 9.9 mi |
| Blue Mesa | SW 224° | 2,367 m | 6.3 mi |
| Piñon Mountain | SSW 208° | 2,316 m | 5.4 mi |
| Sandy Hill | WSW 259° | 2,298 m | 15.9 mi |
| Seven Cedar Trees Mesa | S 186° | 2,295 m | 15.9 mi |
| Blue Water Mesa | SSE 163° | 2,230 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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