Museum of the Horse
Museum of the Horse is a museum in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,952 m. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Hubbard Museum of the American West, a museum 0.1 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1090 m
How to reach it
- On the Billy the Kid Trail, National
- 27.2 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Trestle Vista Observation Site · 27 mi
- Mexican Canyon Trestle Vista US82 · 27 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 29 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Moon Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Dude Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Goat Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Hightower Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Deadhorse Hill: 5.5 mi
- All American Park: 0.3 mi
- Ruidoso Downs Race Track: 0.7 mi
- Schoolhouse Park: 2.8 mi
- Moon Mountain Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Two Rivers Fairy Trail: 3.4 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 0.1 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 5.0 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 5.5 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 14.9 mi
- Fox Cave: 5.5 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 16.3 mi
- Hondo Iris Farm: 18.5 mi
- Historic Lincoln: 19.0 mi
- Old Mill: 3.2 mi
- H22: 20.0 mi
- Padilla Springs: 20.3 mi
- The Palisades: 23.0 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Museum of the Horse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | WNW 284° | 3,620 m | 12.7 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 288° | 3,518 m | 13.1 mi |
| Buck Mountain | WNW 295° | 3,276 m | 11.9 mi |
| White Horse Hill | WNW 296° | 3,111 m | 15.4 mi |
| Summit Peak | NE 35° | 3,103 m | 23.3 mi |
| Nogal Peak | NW 314° | 2,966 m | 16.6 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | NW 311° | 2,942 m | 10.4 mi |
| Padilla Point | NNE 28° | 2,930 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruidoso, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/366378616
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