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Museum of Light

Museum of Light from directly overhead

Museum of Light is a museum in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,128 m. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Billy the Kid, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Richard Fenker
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.68705, -105.94026

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
Peaks
Museums: 33
Attractions: 31
Gardens: 17
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 9
  • Alamosa Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Soda Springs: 15.8 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Cienega Redonda Spring: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hyde Park Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Museum of Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Fe BaldyNE 45°3,847 m14.3 mi
Lake PeakNE 51°3,771 m12.1 mi
Redondo PeakNE 42°3,766 m16.3 mi
Penitente PeakNE 53°3,720 m12.4 mi
Tesuque PeakNE 53°3,656 m11.2 mi
Aspen PeakNE 43°3,384 m10.9 mi
Rosilla PeakE 80°3,231 m17.9 mi
Thompson PeakE 98°3,215 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4919:4620:24
September equinox06:5218:2919:02
December solstice07:1116:1516:55

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11009448367

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