Museum · New Mexico
Hans Bethe House
Hans Bethe House is a museum in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,233 m. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Rose Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 4.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates35.88365, -106.30190
- 4.6 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 7.2 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 14.8 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 7 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 18 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 18 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Oppenheimer and Groves: 0.1 mi
- Post Office Bald Eagle: 0.2 mi
- Lucky: 0.2 mi
- Touch the Sky: 0.2 mi
- Roadrunner: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- Pierotti's Clowns: 0.2 mi
- Los Alamos Education Group Monument: 0.2 mi
- Peggy Pond Church: 0.3 mi
- Los Alamos High School Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Pine Street Playlot: 0.5 mi
- Kiva: 1.0 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 2.1 mi
- Main Gate Park: 2.7 mi
- Rocket Park: 6.5 mi
Peaks
- South Mesa: 0.7 mi
- North Mesa: 0.8 mi
- Barranca Mesa: 1.6 mi
- Twomile Mesa: 2.1 mi
- Thanksgiving Rock: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 29
- Alcove: 5.7 mi
- The Narrows: 5.8 mi
- Amphitheater: 6.1 mi
- Alcove House: 6.6 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 12.6 mi
Museums: 25
- Los Alamos History Museum: 0.1 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 10.3 mi
- Bond House Museum: 14.3 mi
- Poeh Cultural Center: 16.2 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 21.5 mi
Springs: 18
- Pine Spring: 5.1 mi
- Armstead Spring: 5.5 mi
- American Spring: 5.6 mi
- Apache Spring: 6.4 mi
- Doe Springs: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Camp May: 5.5 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Water Canyon pour-off: 8.7 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 12.2 mi
- Bear Jump: 16.1 mi
- Gates of Hell: 16.5 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 4
- Memorial Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 22.7 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 8.6 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 8.8 mi
- Jemez Falls: 17.8 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 16.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.7 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Spence Hot Spring: 18.5 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 19.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Rendija Arch: 2.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Buckman: 8.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Hans Bethe House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | NW 311° | 3,558 m | 11.0 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | NNW 332° | 3,517 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | NW 315° | 3,323 m | 10.8 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | NW 324° | 3,200 m | 6.0 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | W 273° | 3,176 m | 5.5 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | NW 308° | 3,169 m | 7.0 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | WNW 289° | 3,148 m | 10.4 mi |
| Indian Point | NW 310° | 3,118 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/671190564
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 7 mi
- Española · 16 mi
- Pojoaque · 16 mi
- Chimayó · 22 mi
- Santa Fe · 24 mi
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