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Museum of International Folk Art

Museum of International Folk Art from directly overhead

Museum of International Folk Art is a museum in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,193 m. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden Overlook, a garden 0.1 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 0.3 miles off.

About

The story

art museum in New Mexico, USA

Dates from 1953.

Wikidata Q6940891, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.66405, -105.92653

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums: 31
Attractions: 31
Gardens: 16
  • Garden Overlook: 0.1 mi
  • Roland Meadow Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Native American Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Goede Orchard Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Xeric Garden: 0.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 9
  • Alamosa Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Soda Springs: 17.3 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 18.0 mi
  • Yoh toh: 18.3 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hyde Park Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Museum of International Folk Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Fe BaldyNE 39°3,847 m15.0 mi
Lake PeakNE 44°3,771 m12.6 mi
Redondo PeakNE 37°3,766 m17.0 mi
Penitente PeakNE 45°3,720 m12.9 mi
Tesuque PeakNE 44°3,656 m11.7 mi
Aspen PeakNE 35°3,384 m11.6 mi
Rosilla PeakENE 74°3,231 m17.5 mi
Thompson PeakE 85°3,215 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4919:4620:23
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:1016:1516:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303542485767716962513930
Precip in0.60.50.70.60.90.92.32.01.41.30.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE 2, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/370483915

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