Cliff · New Mexico
Garden of the Gods
Garden of the Gods is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,810 m. Glorieta Baldy stands 3,116 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden of the Gods Historical Marker, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Turquoise Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1810 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.44365, -106.07919
- On the Turquoise Trail, National
- 7.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.2 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 13.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Village Vista · 2 mi
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 13 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 18 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Garden of the Gods Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
- Cerrillos Children's Park: 2.7 mi
- Oscar Huber Memorial Ball Park: 4.6 mi
- Southern Rockies Historical Marker: 8.2 mi
- Galisteo Pueblo Historical Marker: 8.2 mi
Peaks
- Mount Chalchihuitl: 2.7 mi
- Picture Rock: 3.3 mi
- El Cerro de la Cosena: 3.6 mi
- Waldo Mesa: 4.5 mi
- Turquoise Hill: 4.9 mi
Artworks
- Horse: 3.5 mi
- Fan Pole: 5.1 mi
- Zia: 8.2 mi
- Kokopelli: 8.3 mi
- Pen Zia: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 55
- CERRILLOS - Official Scenic Historical Marker: 2.4 mi
- x: 7.8 mi
- Leonora Curtin Paloheimo: 8.9 mi
- Ann Wauben: 9.0 mi
- Royal Road, el Camino real de Tierra Adentro: 9.1 mi
Museums: 31
- Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum: 2.8 mi
- Madrid Museum (Old coal town): 4.9 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 9.2 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 9.2 mi
- Pflueger: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 21
- Cerrillos Opera House Historic Site: 2.7 mi
- abandoned mine marker: 3.1 mi
- Madrid Boarding House Historic Site: 4.9 mi
- Mountain Village: 8.9 mi
- Plaza Salazar: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 15
- The Haozous Garden: 10.6 mi
- Biowall: 12.1 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Xeric Garden: 17.5 mi
- Goede Orchard Garden: 17.5 mi
Springs: 6
- Yoh toh: 2.5 mi
- Cochiti Springs: 15.8 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 22.9 mi
- Osha Spring: 24.3 mi
- Ancho Spring: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 23.6 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 23.7 mi
- Capulin Springs Picnic Ground: 24.6 mi
- Capulin Picnic Ground: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 7.7 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 8.0 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 12.4 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Waldo: 4.0 mi
- Bonanza City: 6.9 mi
- Hagan: 15.9 mi
- Las Ruedas: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Devils Throne: 3.0 mi
- White Bluffs: 14.7 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 24.1 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 24.3 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- La Bajada Rest Area: 7.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Garden of the Gods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glorieta Baldy | NE 47° | 3,116 m | 21.3 mi |
| Sierra Pelada | NE 41° | 2,962 m | 18.1 mi |
| Atalaya Mountain | NE 36° | 2,780 m | 19.2 mi |
| Atalaya Mountain | NE 36° | 2,779 m | 19.2 mi |
| Placer Mountain | SW 214° | 2,700 m | 9.1 mi |
| South Mountain | SSW 204° | 2,665 m | 19.6 mi |
| Shaggy Peak | NE 50° | 2,657 m | 18.5 mi |
| Picacho Peak | NNE 34° | 2,590 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357604038
Day trips start here
- Madrid · 5 mi
- Santa Fe · 19 mi
- Pecos · 24 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 27 mi
- Edgewood · 27 mi
- Bernalillo · 28 mi
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