- Elevation, modelled
- 1,508 m
- Tallest summit within 23.0 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 15.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- El Camino Real0.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 35.0784, -106.6630
Cibolos del Río Grande is a artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,508 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lioness and Cubs, a artwork 0.1 miles away. El Camino Real passes 0.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Cibolos del Río Grande. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NE 53° | 3,255 m | 15.1 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NE 47° | 3,184 m | 15.9 mi |
| The Needle | NE 48° | 3,127 m | 15.5 mi |
| The Thumb | NE 54° | 3,081 m | 14.7 mi |
| The Chimney | NE 52° | 3,051 m | 15.0 mi |
| Tombstone | NE 50° | 3,048 m | 15.4 mi |
| Jawbone | ENE 59° | 3,014 m | 14.9 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ENE 77° | 2,982 m | 13.4 mi |
- 0.6 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 0.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 8.7 mi off the Corrales Road
- 15.2 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 13 mi
- Bet's Rock · 13 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 13 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Central Parq: 0.1 mi
- Rio Grande Pool: 0.2 mi
- Tingley Field: 0.2 mi
- Rio Grande Triangle Dog Park: 0.3 mi
- Eddie Garcia Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- Asia: 0.2 mi
- Pinkman’s Residence: 0.3 mi
- Kimo Theater Historic Site: 0.7 mi
- Rosenwald Building Historic Site: 0.8 mi
- Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Rides - Aerogelic Ballooning: 4.5 mi
Peaks
- J A Volcano: 7.0 mi
- Black Volcano: 7.2 mi
- Vulcan Volcano: 7.5 mi
- Bond Volcano: 8.3 mi
- Butte Volcano: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 52
- Lioness and Cubs: 0.1 mi
- Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout: 0.6 mi
- Clyde & Carrie Tingley: 0.8 mi
- Cervantes: 1.3 mi
- The Rescue: 1.4 mi
Museums: 30
- New Mexico Holocaust Museum and Gellert Center for Education: 0.6 mi
- The Wheels Museum: 0.7 mi
- Turquoise Museum: 0.8 mi
- Telephone Pioneer Museum: 0.8 mi
- H. B. & Lucille Horn Preservation Station: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 29
- The Franciscan Hotel: 0.7 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 0.8 mi
- Fallout Shelter: 0.9 mi
- Harvey Girls: 0.9 mi
- New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites: 28
- Tingley Park: 0.2 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 12.3 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 13.2 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 13.9 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 14.0 mi
Springs: 25
- Embudo Spring: 11.3 mi
- Oso Springs: 12.2 mi
- Artesian Well: 12.6 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 12.6 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 16
- Barelas Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 1.4 mi
- ABQ BioPark (Botanic Garden): 1.4 mi
- Curandera Garden: 1.6 mi
- Castetter Greenhouse: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Trailhead: 0.6 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 7.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 14.8 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Carpenter: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Travertine Falls: 15.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Intl AP, 4 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Cedar Crest · 16 mi
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- Los Lunas · 19 mi
- Central New Mexico · 20 mi
- Edgewood · 27 mi
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