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Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum

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Elevation, modelled
2,521 m
Tallest summit within 14.9 miles
Wheeler Peak4,011 m · 8.9 mi
Nearest byway
Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway0.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:23local time
Coordinates
36.5545, -105.2571

Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum is a museum in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,521 m. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the west, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Nest Marker, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

village in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States

Wikidata Q2164992, matched on coordinates and name (458 m apart).

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler PeakW 271°4,011 m8.9 mi
Mount WalterW 273°3,996 m8.7 mi
Old Mike PeakW 266°3,989 m8.3 mi
Simpson PeakW 268°3,953 m8.7 mi
Lake Fork PeakW 268°3,929 m10.5 mi
Gold HillWNW 299°3,872 m12.6 mi
Red DomeW 266°3,868 m7.4 mi
Vallecito MountainW 263°3,848 m11.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:13
June solstice05:4419:4520:23
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1016:1016:50

Local time (America/Denver).

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