Skip to content
Byway
Garden · New Mexico

Biowall

Biowall from directly overhead

Biowall is a garden in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,018 m. Lake Peak stands 3,771 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Books, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Santa Fe Community College
Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.60636, -105.99730

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • The Books: 0.0 mi
  • The Books model: 0.1 mi
  • Red Jacks: 0.1 mi
  • Dog: 0.1 mi
  • Ethyl: 0.1 mi
Parks
  • Ted Swisher Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sobradora Park: 0.9 mi
  • Village Park Plaza: 1.0 mi
  • Puerta Solita Park: 1.1 mi
  • Johnson Mesa Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums: 31
Attractions: 27
Gardens: 15
Picnic sites: 8
Springs: 8
  • Yoh toh: 12.7 mi
  • Cochiti Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Soda Springs: 17.3 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hyde Park Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Biowall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lake PeakNE 44°3,771 m18.3 mi
Penitente PeakNE 45°3,720 m18.5 mi
Tesuque PeakNE 44°3,656 m17.3 mi
Aspen PeakNE 38°3,384 m17.2 mi
Thompson PeakENE 67°3,215 m11.6 mi
Glorieta BaldyENE 74°3,116 m11.5 mi
Sierra PeladaENE 72°2,962 m7.6 mi
Monument RockENE 59°2,830 m12.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4919:4620:24
September equinox06:5318:2919:02
December solstice07:1116:1616:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303542485767716962513930
Precip in0.60.50.70.60.90.92.32.01.41.30.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE 2, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • tree cholla29 obs
  • Rubber Rabbitbrush20 obs
  • Apache plume20 obs
  • One-seed Juniper20 obs
  • Canyon Towhee19 obs
  • Palmer's penstemon15 obs
  • Flaxflowered Ipomopsis14 obs
  • Rocky Mountain zinnia14 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/665499414

More gardens in New Mexico

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore gardens
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Biowall.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens