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Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum

Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum from directly overhead

Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum is a museum in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,964 m. Lake Peak stands 3,771 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is In the Hands of Children, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Turquoise Trail passes 0.4 miles off.

live and fossil arthropods, reptiles, amphibians and fish

About

The story

collection of live and fossil arthropods, reptiles, amphibians, and fish

Dates from 2010s.

Wikidata Q125453838, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
2013
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Wade Harrell
Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.61058, -106.03172

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Las Soleras Park: 1.1 mi
  • Puerta Solita Park: 1.2 mi
  • La Entrada Community Park: 1.2 mi
  • Rancho del Sol Park: 1.3 mi
  • Evergreen Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Museums: 32
Attractions: 27
Gardens: 17
Picnic sites: 9
  • Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 13.4 mi
  • Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 16.9 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
Springs: 8
  • Yoh toh: 12.1 mi
  • Cochiti Springs: 15.1 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Soda Springs: 16.0 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 16.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hyde Park Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lake PeakNE 49°3,771 m19.5 mi
Tesuque PeakNE 49°3,656 m18.5 mi
Aspen PeakNE 43°3,384 m18.3 mi
Thompson PeakENE 71°3,215 m13.3 mi
Glorieta BaldyENE 78°3,116 m13.3 mi
Sierra PeladaENE 77°2,962 m9.4 mi
Monument RockENE 64°2,830 m13.5 mi
Atalaya MountainENE 66°2,780 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:16
June solstice05:5019:4620:24
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1116:1616:55

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1272106860

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