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Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian

Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, a museum in New Mexico
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Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian is a museum in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,183 m. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of International Folk Art, a museum 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.8 miles off.

About

The story

The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian is a museum devoted to Native American arts. It is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and was founded in 1937 by Mary Cabot Wheelwright, who came from Boston, and Hastiin Klah, a Navajo singer and medicine man.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1937.

Wikidata Q14706129, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2183 m
Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.66289, -105.92692

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Arroyo Trails: 0.2 mi
  • Museum Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Santa Fe National Historic Trail: 0.4 mi
  • Amelia White Park: 0.7 mi
  • Calle Alvarado Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums: 31
Attractions: 31
Gardens: 16
  • Garden Overlook: 0.1 mi
  • Roland Meadow Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Goede Orchard Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Xeric Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Native American Garden: 0.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 9
  • Alamosa Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Soda Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 18.0 mi
  • Yoh toh: 18.2 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hyde Park Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Fe BaldyNE 39°3,847 m15.1 mi
Lake PeakNE 43°3,771 m12.7 mi
Redondo PeakNE 36°3,766 m17.1 mi
Penitente PeakNE 45°3,720 m12.9 mi
Tesuque PeakNE 44°3,656 m11.7 mi
Aspen PeakNE 35°3,384 m11.7 mi
Rosilla PeakENE 74°3,231 m17.6 mi
Thompson PeakE 84°3,215 m6.8 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/726062673

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