- Elevation, modelled
- 2,122 m
- Tallest summit within 23.0 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 6.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Turquoise Trail0.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 35.1429, -106.3675
Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture is a museum in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,122 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Kief, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 0.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NW 315° | 3,255 m | 6.6 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NW 322° | 3,184 m | 8.1 mi |
| The Needle | NW 319° | 3,127 m | 7.8 mi |
| The Thumb | NW 311° | 3,081 m | 6.5 mi |
| The Chimney | NW 315° | 3,051 m | 6.9 mi |
| Tombstone | NW 318° | 3,048 m | 7.2 mi |
| Jawbone | NW 310° | 3,014 m | 5.0 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | WSW 247° | 2,982 m | 3.9 mi |
- 0.3 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational
- 2.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 2.9 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 5.4 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 4 mi
- Southern Sandias Overlook · 5 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 5 mi
- Bet's Rock · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- South Sandia Peak: 3.9 mi
- Tecolote Peak: 4.2 mi
- Jawbone: 5.0 mi
- Dragons Tooth: 5.7 mi
- Alioth: 5.7 mi
Attractions
- TWA Flight 260: 5.6 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 7.1 mi
- Daniels House: 7.8 mi
- RIM-2 Terrier: 10.8 mi
- PGM-11 Redstone Rocket: 10.8 mi
Museums: 33
- Tinkertown Museum: 1.8 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 1.8 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 4.2 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 4.8 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Kief: 1.7 mi
- Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker: 4.5 mi
- Public Safety Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Pa-ako ruins: 5.0 mi
- Old Shelter: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Travertine Falls: 3.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Cedar Crest · 2 mi
- Edgewood · 11 mi
- Bernalillo · 15 mi
- Albuquerque · 17 mi
- Madrid · 22 mi
- Central New Mexico · 23 mi
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