Madrid Boarding House Historic Site
Madrid Boarding House Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,835 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Madrid Museum (Old coal town), a museum 0.1 miles away. Turquoise Trail runs past it.
The story
census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Wikidata Q1331390, matched on coordinates and name (213 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1835 m
How to reach it
- On the Turquoise Trail, National
- 8.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 18.5 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Village Vista · 3 mi
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 18 mi
- Madera Overlook · 20 mi
- Balsam Glade Nature Tr - La Madera Canyon Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fan Pole: 0.2 mi
- Horse: 1.4 mi
- Pen Zia: 11.8 mi
- Zia: 11.9 mi
- Kokopelli: 11.9 mi
- Oscar Huber Memorial Ball Park: 0.3 mi
- Cerrillos Children's Park: 2.5 mi
- Garden of the Gods Historical Marker: 4.9 mi
- La Bajada Historical Marker: 11.3 mi
- Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Waldo Mesa: 1.1 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cerro Chato: 2.5 mi
- Cunningham Hill: 4.7 mi
- Mount Chalchihuitl: 4.9 mi
- CERRILLOS - Official Scenic Historical Marker: 2.7 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 10.0 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 10.0 mi
- x: 10.2 mi
- Leonora Curtin Paloheimo: 11.5 mi
- Madrid Museum (Old coal town): 0.1 mi
- Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum: 2.5 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 11.8 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 11.8 mi
- Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum: 15.6 mi
- Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 18.8 mi
- Capulin Springs Picnic Ground: 19.8 mi
- Capulin Picnic Ground: 19.8 mi
- Dry Camp Picnic Ground: 20.2 mi
- Cerrillos Opera House Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- abandoned mine marker: 4.3 mi
- Henderson Store: 10.4 mi
- Mountain Village: 11.5 mi
- Plaza Salazar: 11.8 mi
- Yoh toh: 3.6 mi
- Cochiti Springs: 14.9 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 18.1 mi
- Osha Spring: 19.5 mi
- Capulin Spring: 19.7 mi
- The Haozous Garden: 14.8 mi
- Biowall: 16.3 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Xeric Garden: 21.9 mi
- Goede Orchard Garden: 21.9 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 12.1 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 12.5 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 16.5 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 18.0 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 18.4 mi
- Waldo: 2.9 mi
- Bonanza City: 9.9 mi
- Hagan: 11.0 mi
- Devils Throne: 3.0 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 4.9 mi
- White Bluffs: 16.8 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 8.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Madrid Boarding House Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | SW 231° | 3,255 m | 21.6 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | SW 235° | 3,184 m | 20.8 mi |
| The Needle | SW 234° | 3,127 m | 21.2 mi |
| The Chimney | SW 232° | 3,051 m | 21.6 mi |
| Tombstone | SW 233° | 3,048 m | 21.3 mi |
| Hail Peak | SW 229° | 2,947 m | 21.9 mi |
| The Prow | SW 236° | 2,733 m | 21.4 mi |
| Capulin Peak | SW 228° | 2,723 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:17 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE CO Muni AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/366378422
Day trips start here
- Madrid · 0 mi
- Santa Fe · 23 mi
- Bernalillo · 24 mi
- Cedar Crest · 24 mi
- Edgewood · 24 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 27 mi
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