Colonia Prisma Community Garden
Colonia Prisma Community Garden is a garden in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,956 m. Lake Peak stands 3,771 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Colonia Prisma Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 0.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 1.7 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 7.0 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 7 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 8 mi
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 12 mi
- Village Vista · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Colonia Prisma Park: 0.0 mi
- Los Milagros Park: 0.3 mi
- Valentine Park: 0.4 mi
- Evergreen Park: 0.5 mi
- Rancho del Sol Park: 0.5 mi
- Acequia Madre Ditch No. 37: 1.2 mi
- In the Hands of Children: 1.5 mi
- Santa Fe on the Camino Real: 4.3 mi
- Ann Wauben: 5.2 mi
- Royal Road, el Camino real de Tierra Adentro: 5.3 mi
- Cerrita Portillo: 5.6 mi
- Cerrito Pelado: 6.0 mi
- Cerro Seguro: 6.4 mi
- Bonanza Hill: 6.9 mi
- Cerro de la Cruz: 7.0 mi
- Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum: 1.5 mi
- Alien Museum: 3.7 mi
- Thaw Art History Center: 4.4 mi
- City of Santa Fe Firefighters Museum: 5.0 mi
- Santa Fe Fire Department Museum: 5.0 mi
- F-111 Fighter Jet: 2.0 mi
- Santa Fe Rodeo Grounds: 2.9 mi
- Santa Fe County Fair: 3.0 mi
- The Downs: 3.3 mi
- Rockin Rollers Event Arena: 3.7 mi
- Biowall: 3.2 mi
- The Haozous Garden: 3.5 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Xeric Garden: 7.2 mi
- Goede Orchard Garden: 7.2 mi
- Yoh toh: 12.8 mi
- Ancho Spring: 14.4 mi
- Cochiti Springs: 14.4 mi
- Soda Springs: 14.6 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 14.8 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 13.4 mi
- Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 16.8 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 2.6 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 12.6 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 14.3 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 12.8 mi
- Devils Throne: 13.4 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 14.0 mi
- White Bluffs: 24.2 mi
- Bear Jump: 24.2 mi
- Bonanza City: 6.5 mi
- Waldo: 13.6 mi
- Buckman: 15.7 mi
- Las Ruedas: 24.2 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 14.3 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 15.0 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 15.2 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 16.7 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 9.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Colonia Prisma Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Peak | NE 53° | 3,771 m | 19.4 mi |
| Penitente Peak | NE 54° | 3,720 m | 19.7 mi |
| Tesuque Peak | NE 54° | 3,656 m | 18.5 mi |
| Aspen Peak | NE 48° | 3,384 m | 18.1 mi |
| Thompson Peak | ENE 77° | 3,215 m | 13.9 mi |
| Glorieta Baldy | E 83° | 3,116 m | 14.0 mi |
| Sierra Pelada | E 85° | 2,962 m | 10.1 mi |
| Monument Rock | ENE 70° | 2,830 m | 13.9 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 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
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, 3 mi away.
- Gunnison's Prairie Dog26 obs
- Apache plume17 obs
- Rubber Rabbitbrush16 obs
- tree cholla15 obs
- Fourwing Saltbush12 obs
- Two-tailed Swallowtail12 obs
- silverleaf nightshade11 obs
- American Robin10 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/713477418
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