Los Alamos History Museum
Los Alamos History Museum is a museum in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,235 m. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Rose Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
The Los Alamos History Museum is housed in three buildings: the historic Guest Cottage, located next to Fuller Lodge, of Los Alamos Ranch School, which was General Leslie Groves's favorite place to stay during the Manhattan Project; the Bethe House a short distance away, where Hans Bethe lived for a brief time after the end of World War II.; and the Oppenheimer House, where J. Robert Oppenheimer lived during his time as Scientific Director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project The museum features exhibits on the early settlers of the area, the Ancestral Pueblo Indians and the early homesteaders. The museum displays the history of the Los Alamos Ranch School, an elite educational institution for wealthy boys. It was founded by Ashley Pond II using the methods of the Boy Scouts of America to build both the bodies and the minds of boys, who wore shorts as part of their school uniforms, even during the winter. The school closed in 1943 when the United States government seized the property for the Manhattan Project, the top secret project to create the atomic bomb. Photos and artifacts in the museum document this time and tell the stories of the people who lived it. Other displays cover the Manhattan Project, the post-War years, and prizes awarded to scientists who worked at the Los Alamos laboratory. The museum also has an area for temporary exhibits which have featured a wide variety of exhibitions about New Mexico history and World War II. The museum properties include the Oppenheimer House, where J Robert Oppenheimer lived during the Manhattan Project. The house is awaiting a series of renovation projects before being opened to museum visitors.
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Wikidata Q6681866, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2235 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Los Alamos Historical Society
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 7.3 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 24.1 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
- Oppenheimer and Groves: 0.1 mi
- Lucky: 0.1 mi
- Post Office Bald Eagle: 0.1 mi
- Touch the Sky: 0.1 mi
- Roadrunner: 0.1 mi
- Pierotti's Clowns: 0.1 mi
- Los Alamos Education Group Monument: 0.2 mi
- Peggy Pond Church: 0.2 mi
- Los Alamos High School Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 0.5 mi
- Kiva: 1.0 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 2.1 mi
- Main Gate Park: 2.7 mi
- Rocket Park: 6.4 mi
- South Mesa: 0.6 mi
- North Mesa: 0.9 mi
- Barranca Mesa: 1.7 mi
- Twomile Mesa: 2.0 mi
- Pajarito Mesa: 2.2 mi
- Alcove: 5.6 mi
- The Narrows: 5.7 mi
- Amphitheater: 6.1 mi
- Alcove House: 6.5 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 12.6 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 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: 21.6 mi
- Pine Spring: 5.2 mi
- Armstead Spring: 5.4 mi
- American Spring: 5.5 mi
- Apache Spring: 6.4 mi
- Doe Springs: 7.6 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Camp May: 5.5 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 13.3 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 8.7 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 12.3 mi
- Bear Jump: 16.0 mi
- Gates of Hell: 16.6 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 21.2 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 0.0 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 22.7 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 8.6 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 8.8 mi
- Jemez Falls: 17.7 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 24.9 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 16.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.7 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 18.5 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 19.5 mi
- Rendija Arch: 2.7 mi
- Buckman: 8.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Los Alamos History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | NW 311° | 3,558 m | 11.1 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | NNW 332° | 3,517 m | 9.8 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | NW 315° | 3,323 m | 10.8 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | NW 324° | 3,200 m | 6.0 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | W 274° | 3,176 m | 5.5 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | NW 308° | 3,169 m | 7.1 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | WNW 289° | 3,148 m | 10.4 mi |
| Indian Point | NW 311° | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/242107738
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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