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Museum of Spanish Colonial Art

Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, a museum in New Mexico
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, a museum in New MexicoNational Trails Office ( US National Park Service ) · Public domain
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, a museum in New Mexico
National Trails Office ( US National Park Service ) · Public domain
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, a museum in New Mexico
National Trails Office ( US National Park Service ) · Public domain

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Museum of Spanish Colonial Art is a museum in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,199 m. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum Hill, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.1 miles off.

About

The story

museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Dates from 2002-07.

Wikidata Q71856331, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Spanish Colonial Art Society

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.66603, -105.92406

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums: 31
Attractions: 31
Gardens: 16
  • Native American Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Garden Overlook: 0.1 mi
  • Santa Fe Botanical Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Roland Meadow Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Goede Orchard Garden: 0.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 9
  • Alamosa Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Soda Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 18.1 mi
  • Yoh toh: 18.5 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hyde Park Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Fe BaldyNE 39°3,847 m14.8 mi
Lake PeakNE 44°3,771 m12.4 mi
Redondo PeakNE 36°3,766 m16.8 mi
Penitente PeakNE 45°3,720 m12.7 mi
Tesuque PeakNE 44°3,656 m11.5 mi
Aspen PeakNE 35°3,384 m11.4 mi
Rosilla PeakENE 75°3,231 m17.3 mi
Thompson PeakE 86°3,215 m6.6 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/726056078

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