Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology
Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology is a museum in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,988 m. Polvadera Peak stands 3,419 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1988 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ghost Ranch
How to reach it
- 28.3 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 29.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kitchen Mesa: 0.7 mi
- Mesa Montosa: 2.6 mi
- Mesa del Yeso: 4.5 mi
- Mesa Juan Domingo: 5.2 mi
- Las Lomas de los Marios: 6.2 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 2.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 10.4 mi
- Elk Spring: 10.6 mi
- Harris Bear Spring: 10.6 mi
- Rancherilla Spring: 10.8 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 0.2 mi
- Chimney Rock: 0.7 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 3.6 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 6.7 mi
- Canjilon Mountain Lookout Cabin Historic Site: 10.6 mi
- Time Capsule: 6.8 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 11.3 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 12.0 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 12.1 mi
- Poshuoinge: 13.8 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 16.0 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 17.6 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 20.7 mi
- Gates of Hell: 20.9 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 23.5 mi
- Dominguez-Velez de Escalente Trail Historical Marker: 12.1 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 15.8 mi
- El Rito Historical Marker: 15.9 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 23.9 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 0.0 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 12.2 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 11.9 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 16.0 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 3.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polvadera Peak | SSE 168° | 3,419 m | 19.1 mi |
| Canjilon Mountain | NNE 22° | 3,326 m | 17.8 mi |
| Cerro Pavo | S 191° | 3,144 m | 20.6 mi |
| Red Hill | NNE 18° | 3,097 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mogote Peak | NE 38° | 3,048 m | 14.5 mi |
| La Mesa del Pedregosa | S 181° | 3,039 m | 20.4 mi |
| Cerro Pedernal | S 188° | 3,003 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mogotito | NE 43° | 2,965 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abiquiu DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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