- Elevation, modelled
- 1,512 m
- Tallest summit within 23.4 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 14.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 660.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 35.0973, -106.6644
Explora is a museum in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,512 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History, a museum 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off.
scientific museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q8076357, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Explora. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | ENE 57° | 3,255 m | 14.4 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NE 51° | 3,184 m | 15.1 mi |
| The Needle | NE 52° | 3,127 m | 14.7 mi |
| The Thumb | ENE 58° | 3,081 m | 14.0 mi |
| The Chimney | NE 56° | 3,051 m | 14.3 mi |
| Tombstone | NE 54° | 3,048 m | 14.6 mi |
| Jawbone | ENE 64° | 3,014 m | 14.4 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | E 83° | 2,982 m | 13.3 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 0.8 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 7.4 mi off the Corrales Road
- 14.5 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 13 mi
- Bet's Rock · 13 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 13 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Pinkman’s Residence: 1.0 mi
- Kimo Theater Historic Site: 1.1 mi
- Rosenwald Building Historic Site: 1.2 mi
- Asia: 1.2 mi
- Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Rides - Aerogelic Ballooning: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- J A Volcano: 6.4 mi
- Black Volcano: 6.6 mi
- Vulcan Volcano: 6.8 mi
- Bond Volcano: 7.4 mi
- Butte Volcano: 7.7 mi
Museums: 29
Historic sites: 29
- AT&SF 2926: 0.6 mi
- New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 0.9 mi
- The Franciscan Hotel: 1.0 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 1.2 mi
- Fallout Shelter: 1.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Travertine Falls: 15.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 1 mi
- Bernalillo · 15 mi
- Cedar Crest · 16 mi
- Los Lunas · 20 mi
- Central New Mexico · 21 mi
- Edgewood · 27 mi
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