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American International Rattlesnake Museum

American International Rattlesnake Museum from directly overhead

American International Rattlesnake Museum is a museum in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,510 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Town Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it.

What the record says

Elevation
1510 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.09543, -106.66924

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Peaks
Artworks: 53
  • Cervantes: 0.2 mi
  • The Rescue: 0.6 mi
  • Clyde & Carrie Tingley: 0.7 mi
  • Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout: 0.8 mi
  • Lioness and Cubs: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 29
Picnic sites: 28
Springs: 21
  • Embudo Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Artesian Well: 12.0 mi
  • Oso Springs: 12.3 mi
  • Bear Canyon Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Three Gun Spring: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 16
Nature reserves: 6
  • Trailhead: 1.8 mi
  • Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 6.3 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 13.7 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 14.6 mi
  • Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of American International Rattlesnake Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestENE 57°3,255 m14.7 mi
North Sandia PeakNE 51°3,184 m15.4 mi
The NeedleNE 52°3,127 m15.0 mi
The ThumbENE 58°3,081 m14.3 mi
The ChimneyNE 56°3,051 m14.6 mi
TombstoneNE 55°3,048 m14.9 mi
JawboneENE 64°3,014 m14.7 mi
South Sandia PeakE 83°2,982 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5419:4720:25
September equinox06:5518:3219:05
December solstice07:1216:2016:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149576574787669574435

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RIO Grande Nature CTR, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/366378720

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