Landmarks · Puzzle #38 · Friday, November 6

Landmarks: the board

Eight items, eight categories, one place each. Here is the board with every figure and where it comes from, and the best way to place them. Play today's Landmarks.

The best board

Monument Valley in Seeing red: is mostly red or orange (10.0)
Lake Baikal in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 879,536 times in 2025 (8.8)
Tian Tan Buddha in In Asia: is in Asia (10.0)
Tulum in Hot spot: averages 80°F over the year (9.9)
Dead Sea in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 163 languages (10.0)
Mauna Kea in Altitude: sits 13,803 ft above sea level (10.0)
Aoraki / Mount Cook in Rainy: gets 79 inches of rain a year (9.8)
Øresund Bridge in Far from the equator: lies 56° from the equator (9.3)

The most this board could score: 77.8 of 80.

The lineup, figure by figure

Monument Valley
Sandstone buttes from countless Westerns
Photo: Original uploader was Averette at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
Monument Valley is mostly red or orange, so its best fit on this board was Seeing red, worth 10.0. Its weakest was In Asia, worth 0.0, since it isn't in Asia. That is where the best board puts it as well.
Hot spot
averages 55°F over the year (5.1) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 37° from the equator (6.2) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 59 languages (3.9) Source: Wikipedia
Seeing red
is mostly red or orange (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 7,096 ft above sea level (7.1) Source: Wikidata Q192017, P2044
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 268,927 times in 2025 (2.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
In Asia
isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 7.9 inches of rain a year (1.0) Source: Wikipedia
Lake Baikal
Lake holding a fifth of Earth's fresh surface water
Photo: Jason Rogers, CC BY 2.0
On this board Lake Baikal scored best in Known worldwide (10.0): Wikipedia has an article on it in 183 languages. Seeing red was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't mostly red or orange. The best board puts it in Most looked-up instead, for 8.8, and gives Known worldwide to Dead Sea (10.0).
Hot spot
averages 31°F over the year (0.2) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 53° from the equator (8.9) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 183 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 1,494 ft above sea level (1.5) Source: Wikidata Q5513, P2044
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 879,536 times in 2025 (8.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
In Asia
is in Asia (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 12 inches of rain a year (1.6) Source: Wikipedia
Tian Tan Buddha
Seated bronze Buddha up hundreds of steps
Photo: Béria Lima de Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 3.0
On this board Tian Tan Buddha scored best in In Asia (10.0): it is in Asia. Seeing red was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't mostly red or orange. The best board puts it there too.
Hot spot
averages 74°F over the year (8.9) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 22° from the equator (3.7) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 32 languages (2.1) Source: Wikipedia
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 1,562 ft above sea level (1.6) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 87,326 times in 2025 (0.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
In Asia
is in Asia (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 58 inches of rain a year (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
Tulum
Maya city on a cliff above a beach
Photo: Gennaro Conte, CC BY-SA 4.0
On this board Tulum scored best in Hot spot (9.9): it averages 80°F over the year. Seeing red was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't mostly red or orange. The best board puts it there too.
Hot spot
averages 80°F over the year (9.9) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 20° from the equator (3.4) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 45 languages (3.0) Source: Wikipedia
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 39 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q725883, P2044
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 283,031 times in 2025 (2.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
In Asia
isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 51 inches of rain a year (6.4) Source: Wikipedia
Dead Sea
Salt lake so dense you float on it
Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
On this board Dead Sea scored best in Known worldwide (10.0): Wikipedia has an article on it in 163 languages. Seeing red was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't mostly red or orange. The best board puts it there too.
Hot spot
averages 72°F over the year (8.4) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 32° from the equator (5.3) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 163 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits -1,448 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q23883, P2044
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 756,985 times in 2025 (7.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
In Asia
is in Asia (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 7.3 inches of rain a year (0.9) Source: Wikipedia
Mauna Kea
Volcano crowned with telescopes
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
On this board Mauna Kea scored best in Altitude (10.0): it sits 13,803 ft above sea level. Seeing red was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't mostly red or orange. The best board puts it there too.
Hot spot
averages 70°F over the year (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 20° from the equator (3.3) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 87 languages (5.8) Source: Wikipedia
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 13,803 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q131230, P2044
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 435,410 times in 2025 (4.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
In Asia
isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 63 inches of rain a year (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
Aoraki / Mount Cook
Peak where Edmund Hillary trained
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
On this board Aoraki / Mount Cook scored best in Altitude (10.0): it sits 12,218 ft above sea level. Seeing red was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't mostly red or orange. The best board puts it in Rainy instead, for 9.8, and gives Altitude to Mauna Kea (10.0).
Hot spot
averages 46°F over the year (3.2) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 44° from the equator (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 69 languages (4.6) Source: Wikipedia
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 12,218 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q5059, P2044
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 150,917 times in 2025 (1.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
In Asia
isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 79 inches of rain a year (9.8) Source: Wikipedia
Øresund Bridge
Bridge that dives into a tunnel halfway across
Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0
Øresund Bridge lies 56° from the equator, so its best fit on this board was Far from the equator, worth 9.3. Its weakest was Seeing red, worth 0.0, since it isn't mostly red or orange. That is where the best board puts it as well.
Hot spot
averages 48°F over the year (3.6) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 56° from the equator (9.3) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 72 languages (4.8) Source: Wikipedia
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 0 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 306,848 times in 2025 (3.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
In Asia
isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 28 inches of rain a year (3.5) Source: Wikipedia