31 mi from Peñasco, Wheeler Peak leads the list
Each year, some 248K people go to Bandelier National Monument. With nothing inside Peñasco, the list has 25 places within 40 miles. The commonest are 14 museums, 5 ski areas and a mountain. Further afield lies Valles Caldera National Preserve, at 42 mi.
Wheeler Peak
Mountain in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to find them
At the edge of the map sits Red River Ski Area, 40 mi out.
Orange: Peñasco. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All of them, one by one
Look within 60 miles for all 32 places listed.
2Valles Caldera National Preserve
Volcanic caldera in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico, United States.
3Bandelier National Monument
U.S. national park in New Mexico.
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5Pecos National Historical Park
National Historical Park in New Mexico, United States.
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7Fort Union National Monument
National monument in the United States.
8Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
National monument in the United States.
9Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555
Ski resort in New Mexico, United States.
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11Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Historic Park covering Manhattan Project infrastructure in New Mexico, Tennessee, and Washington..
Lensic Theater
Theater and former movie theater in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States.
El Rancho de las Golondrinas
Human settlement in New Mexico, United States of America.
National Scouting Museum
Anchors River Orienteering / Community Stewardship Trails-n-Tales.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Anthropology museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
Art museum with a focus on contemporary intertribal Native American art.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Wheeler Peak: Davishan99, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valles Caldera National Preserve: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, Public domain · Bandelier National Monument: Andrew Dunn (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Pecos National Historical Park: Mosamiazaz at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Santa Fe Plaza: See above, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Union National Monument: en:User:Nationalparks (Talk), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument: Marshallhenrie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555: Ybratcher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carson National Forest: David Herrera from Albuquerque, NM, Bernalillo, CC BY 2.0 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · New Mexico Museum of Art: PerryPlanet, Public domain · Bradbury Science Museum: Blueag9, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lensic Theater: Asaavedra32, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of International Folk Art: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · El Rancho de las Golondrinas: NewMexicophotographer1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Scouting Museum: George Segelken from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Harwood Museum of Art: Khlnmusa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Martinez Hacienda: Larry Lamsa, CC BY 2.0 · New Mexico History Museum: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Poeh Museum: Harrison Frazier from santa fe, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Taos Art Museum: Khlnmusa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Los Alamos Historical Museum: Marcin Wichary, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Contemporary Native Arts: MARELBU, CC BY 3.0
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