- Elevation, modelled
- 1,600 m
- Tallest summit within 24.8 miles
- Mesita de la Madera2,351 m · 24.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66on it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 35.0335, -106.9422
Rio Puerco Bridge is a attraction in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,600 m. Mesita de la Madera stands 2,351 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is La Mesita Negra, a peak 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it.
historical bridge in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Wikidata Q2154419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Built
- 1933
- Access
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Rio Puerco Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesita de la Madera | NW 315° | 2,351 m | 24.4 mi |
| La Sierrita | NW 310° | 2,325 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mesa del Lobo | WNW 302° | 2,163 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mesa Lucero | SW 217° | 2,086 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mesa Gigante | W 274° | 2,009 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mesa Cocina | NW 324° | 2,009 m | 21.0 mi |
| Plate Mesa | NW 305° | 2,005 m | 13.2 mi |
| Arch Mesa | NW 306° | 1,995 m | 19.8 mi |
- On the Historic Route 66National
- 14.2 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 20.4 mi off the Corrales Road
- 29.0 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 29 mi
- Bet's Rock · 29 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 29 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- La Mesita Negra: 0.7 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 2.3 mi
- Blackbird Hill: 8.7 mi
- Wind Mesa: 9.3 mi
- Cinder Peak: 11.5 mi
Attractions
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 12.0 mi
- Needalocker Hill/Bart's Rock: 13.4 mi
- (Little) Snoopy Rock: 13.5 mi
- Dragon's Back/(Big) Snoopy: 13.6 mi
- Moon Rocks: 13.9 mi
Museums: 25
- American International Rattlesnake Museum: 16.0 mi
- The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History: 16.1 mi
- Explora: 16.3 mi
- New Mexico Holocaust Museum and Gellert Center for Education: 16.6 mi
- The Wheels Museum: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Pajarito: 14.3 mi
- The Franciscan Hotel: 16.7 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 16.8 mi
- AT&SF 2926: 16.9 mi
- Fallout Shelter: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Carpenter: 19.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:21 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
- National Register of Historic Places — Rio Puerco Bridge, reference 97000735, listed 07/15/97.
- OpenStreetMap record
- Wikipedia
- Wikidata
- National Register of Historic Places, reference 97000735
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 17 mi
- Los Lunas · 20 mi
- Belen · 27 mi
- Bernalillo · 29 mi
- Central New Mexico · 30 mi
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