Branigan Cultural Center
Branigan Cultural Center is a museum in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,191 m. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Art Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. El Camino Real passes 0.9 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Dates from 1935.
Wikidata Q110955736, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1191 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Las Cruces on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 0.1 mi
- Albert Johnson Park: 0.2 mi
- Plaza de Las Cruces: 0.2 mi
- Lush n Lean Garden: 0.3 mi
- Klein Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Tortugas Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Picacho Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Black Mesa: 9.6 mi
- Doña Ana Peak: 9.8 mi
- Santo Tomas Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Battan Memorial Statue: 2.3 mi
- Old Main: 2.6 mi
- Frank Bromilow Mall Commemorative Plaque: 2.7 mi
- SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez Memorial Interchange: 4.6 mi
- Shack: 4.6 mi
- Art Museum: 0.0 mi
- Museum of Nature & Science: 0.0 mi
- Las Cruces Railroad Museum: 0.5 mi
- NMSU University Art Museum: 2.5 mi
- NMSU University Museum: 2.5 mi
- The Traders: 2.6 mi
- The Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 2.6 mi
- Weston Engine Co. Painted Post NY: 2.7 mi
- Class of 1931 Commemorative: 2.7 mi
- 1912 Murray Corliss Steam Engine Restoration Project: 2.7 mi
- Pat Garrett's Grave: 0.9 mi
- World's Largest Chili Pepper: 1.6 mi
- Sandia Gulch Begin: 6.2 mi
- Sandia Gulch End: 6.9 mi
- La Cueva: 10.9 mi
- Mine House Spring: 10.9 mi
- Middle Spring: 11.5 mi
- Filmore Spring: 12.1 mi
- Dripping Springs: 12.3 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Northbound: 18.4 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Southbound: 18.5 mi
- Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 24.1 mi
- Southern Comfort Wall: 11.8 mi
- The Tooth: 12.4 mi
- South Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- North Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Fillmore waterfall: 11.5 mi
- Lanark: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Branigan Cultural Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organ Needle | E 80° | 2,708 m | 12.9 mi |
| Organ Peak | E 85° | 2,668 m | 13.6 mi |
| The Needles | ENE 77° | 2,565 m | 12.4 mi |
| Baldy Peak | E 87° | 2,564 m | 12.8 mi |
| Granite Peak | E 85° | 2,554 m | 15.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Peak | E 80° | 2,443 m | 14.0 mi |
| Rabbit Ears | ENE 72° | 2,440 m | 12.4 mi |
| Baylor Peak | ENE 65° | 2,337 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:42 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:33 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State Univ, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/171733257
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