Geronimo Springs Museum
Geronimo Springs Museum is a museum in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,294 m. Cuchillo Mountain stands 2,388 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Geronimos Spring Historical Marker, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway runs past it. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
The story
The Geronimo Springs Museum is a small regional museum located in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States. It is named after Geronimo Hot Springs, one of numerous hot springs in the Hot Springs Artesian Basin. The springs were named after the Chiricahua Apache leader Geronimo (1829–1909) from the Bedonkohe band of the Apache people. The museum exhibits feature collections of fossils, photographs, artifacts and pottery (mainly Mimbres and Tularosa from 200 AD to 1350 AD), that present a comprehensive historical view of Sierra County and its inhabitants over time. A historical miner's cabin is on the premises that was moved from the Black Range mountains nearby. In addition to the collection of Mimbres pottery, other historical objects include Apache artifacts, Hispanic artifacts, military objects, and mining and ranching exhibits. The museum also contains a display about Ralph Edwards, the host of the radio and television game show, Truth or Consequences, for which the town was renamed (formerly Hot Springs, New Mexico). Edwards relocated to the town in 1950 to host the show locally. The museum was co-founded in 1972 by Ann Welborn who remembers meeting several movie stars who were on the show. In 2021, a representation of Geronimo was stolen from the museum facade.
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Wikidata Q110442932, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1294 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- On the El Camino Real, National
- 12.4 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
83 named places within 25 miles
- Turtle Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Caballo Cone: 2.4 mi
- Mud Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Water Tank Hill: 3.9 mi
- Elephant Butte: 4.4 mi
- Geronimos Spring Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
- T or C Art Park: 0.1 mi
- Triangle Park: 0.1 mi
- Healing Waters Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Ralph Edwards Park: 0.2 mi
- Spaceport America Visitor's Center: 0.1 mi
- Palomas Gap: 5.7 mi
- Unknown Arch: 8.1 mi
- Long Point: 8.1 mi
- Alamosa Ranch House and Blacksmith Shop Historic Site: 12.4 mi
- Zapata: 12.6 mi
- San Ygnacio de la Alamosa: 12.6 mi
- Alamocita: 12.6 mi
- Aleman: 17.2 mi
- Carrie TIngley Historic Marker: 0.8 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 12.7 mi
- Hamilton Military Museum: 0.9 mi
- Black Range Museum: 23.3 mi
- Red Cliff: 12.0 mi
- White Cliffs: 15.0 mi
- Libby Spring: 21.7 mi
- Derry Warm Spring: 23.2 mi
- River bend Hot Springs: 0.2 mi
- 4th Street Garden: 0.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Geronimo Springs Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuchillo Mountain | NW 305° | 2,388 m | 23.7 mi |
| Timber Mountain | S 174° | 2,291 m | 11.6 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | S 174° | 2,240 m | 13.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 262° | 2,220 m | 24.8 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | NW 317° | 2,203 m | 23.5 mi |
| Thumb Tank Peak | WNW 290° | 2,089 m | 20.2 mi |
| Twin Peaks | WNW 296° | 2,075 m | 21.2 mi |
| Indian Peak | W 269° | 2,075 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:35 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Truth OR Consequences, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/366378589
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