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New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society

New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society from directly overhead

New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society is a museum in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,512 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is AT&SF 2926, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off.

What to expect

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Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.10318, -106.65462

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Peaks
Artworks: 53
  • Cervantes: 0.8 mi
  • Crucifix: 1.0 mi
  • Statue at Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church: 1.1 mi
  • The Rescue: 1.6 mi
  • Clyde & Carrie Tingley: 1.6 mi
Museums: 29
Picnic sites: 28
Historic sites: 27
Springs: 21
  • Embudo Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Artesian Well: 11.0 mi
  • Oso Springs: 11.4 mi
  • Bear Canyon Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Three Gun Spring: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 16
Nature reserves: 6
  • Trailhead: 2.4 mi
  • Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 6.7 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 13.0 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 13.8 mi
  • Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestENE 57°3,255 m13.7 mi
North Sandia PeakNE 51°3,184 m14.4 mi
The NeedleNE 52°3,127 m14.0 mi
The ThumbENE 58°3,081 m13.3 mi
The ChimneyNE 56°3,051 m13.6 mi
TombstoneNE 54°3,048 m14.0 mi
JawboneENE 64°3,014 m13.7 mi
South Sandia PeakE 85°2,982 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5419:4720:25
September equinox06:5518:3219:05
December solstice07:1216:2016:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149576574787669574435

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RIO Grande Nature CTR, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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