- Elevation, modelled
- 1,186 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Organ Needle2,708 m · 12.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- El Camino Real0.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:18local time
- Coordinates
- 32.3126, -106.7796
Museum of Nature & Science is a museum in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,186 m. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Art Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. El Camino Real passes 0.9 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Museum of Nature & Science. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organ Needle | E 80° | 2,708 m | 12.9 mi |
| Organ Peak | E 85° | 2,668 m | 13.5 mi |
| The Needles | ENE 76° | 2,565 m | 12.4 mi |
| Baldy Peak | E 87° | 2,564 m | 12.8 mi |
| Granite Peak | E 85° | 2,554 m | 15.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Peak | E 80° | 2,443 m | 14.0 mi |
| Rabbit Ears | ENE 72° | 2,440 m | 12.4 mi |
| Baylor Peak | ENE 65° | 2,337 m | 13.0 mi |
- 0.9 mi off the El Camino RealNational
93 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 55
- Tortugas Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Picacho Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Black Mesa: 9.6 mi
- Doña Ana Peak: 9.8 mi
- Santo Tomas Mountain: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Battan Memorial Statue: 2.3 mi
- Old Main: 2.6 mi
- Frank Bromilow Mall Commemorative Plaque: 2.6 mi
- SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez Memorial Interchange: 4.5 mi
- Shack: 4.6 mi
Museums: 10
- Art Museum: 0.0 mi
- Branigan Cultural Center: 0.0 mi
- Las Cruces Railroad Museum: 0.5 mi
- NMSU University Art Museum: 2.5 mi
- NMSU University Museum: 2.5 mi
Attractions: 7
- Pat Garrett's Grave: 0.9 mi
- World's Largest Chili Pepper: 1.6 mi
- Sandia Gulch Begin: 6.2 mi
- Sandia Gulch End: 6.9 mi
- La Cueva: 10.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Fort Selden Rest Area Northbound: 18.4 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Southbound: 18.6 mi
- Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Fillmore waterfall: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lanark: 23.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:42 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:33 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
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