Aztec Museum
Aztec Museum is a museum in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,721 m. Bridge Timber Mountain stands 2,515 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Minimum Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM runs past it. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
city in and county seat of San Juan County, New Mexico, United States
Dates from 1887.
Wikidata Q794149, matched on coordinates and name (228 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1721 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lehmer Lookout · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Minimum Park: 0.1 mi
- Main Avenue Courtyard: 0.1 mi
- Cap Walls Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Florence Park: 0.6 mi
- Hartman Park: 0.6 mi
- Animas #8 (River Tracts): 4.5 mi
- Lake Farmington Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- City of Farmington Animas River Fishing Access: 6.4 mi
- Bloomfield (River Tracts): 8.5 mi
- Salmon Ruins: 8.6 mi
- Knickerbocker Peaks: 5.7 mi
- Slane Knob: 7.1 mi
- Bald Mesa: 7.2 mi
- Hood Mesa: 9.2 mi
- Hart Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 0.9 mi
- Flora Vista Ruins: 5.6 mi
- US HW 550 end: 7.8 mi
- UFO Crash Site Plaque: "Recovery at Hart Canyon": 9.3 mi
- UFO crash site ( Aztec NM ): 9.3 mi
- Morningstar Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Shannon Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Cinder Bluffs: 15.4 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 16.7 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 17.0 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 0.3 mi
- Cross: 5.6 mi
- Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 5.6 mi
- Bloomfield "B": 6.8 mi
- Lamp & Light: 8.4 mi
- Aztec Ruins Visitor Center: 0.8 mi
- Salmon Ruin Museum: 8.5 mi
- Farmington Museum: 10.8 mi
- Bolack Museum of Fish and Wildlife: 11.9 mi
- Bolack Electromechanical Museum: 12.2 mi
- Brown Spring: 10.3 mi
- Soda Springs: 16.2 mi
- Bentley Spring: 16.5 mi
- Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring: 22.0 mi
- Navajo Spring: 22.1 mi
- Aztec Ruins Heritage Garden: 0.8 mi
- Riverside Nature Center Xeriscape Garden: 11.6 mi
- The Beach At Farmington Lake: 5.9 mi
- Dryfall: 7.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Aztec Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge Timber Mountain | N 0° | 2,515 m | 22.8 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | N 11° | 2,234 m | 18.6 mi |
| Tank Mountain | NE 50° | 2,191 m | 12.9 mi |
| Huerfanito Peak | SSE 149° | 2,180 m | 23.0 mi |
| Barker Dome | NW 304° | 2,174 m | 20.6 mi |
| Harris Mesa | SE 145° | 2,165 m | 18.3 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNE 13° | 2,153 m | 17.8 mi |
| Lone Tree Mountain | N 0° | 2,152 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:20 | 17:00 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aztec Ruins NM, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/366378568
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