- Elevation, modelled
- 1,664 m
- Tallest summit within 22.7 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 10.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 660.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 35.0803, -106.5302
Garden Center is a garden in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,664 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Wade Circle Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Garden Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NNE 27° | 3,255 m | 10.1 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NNE 21° | 3,184 m | 11.5 mi |
| The Needle | NNE 22° | 3,127 m | 10.9 mi |
| The Thumb | NNE 27° | 3,081 m | 9.6 mi |
| The Chimney | NNE 25° | 3,051 m | 10.1 mi |
| Tombstone | NNE 24° | 3,048 m | 10.6 mi |
| Jawbone | NE 35° | 3,014 m | 9.2 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ENE 64° | 2,982 m | 6.3 mi |
- 0.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 6.8 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 8.0 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational
- 8.0 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 5 mi
- Bet's Rock · 5 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 6 mi
- Southern Sandias Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wade Circle Park: 0.6 mi
- Sandia Vista Park: 0.7 mi
- Dale Bellemah Park: 0.8 mi
- Daniel Webster Park: 1.0 mi
- Jeanne Bellamah Park: 1.0 mi
- U Mound: 2.8 mi
- Twin Peaks North: 4.3 mi
- Twin Peaks South: 4.5 mi
- Manzano Saddle: 5.5 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 6.2 mi
- RIM-2 Terrier: 1.0 mi
- LGM-30 Minuteman: 1.0 mi
- UGM-27 Polaris: 1.0 mi
- PGM-17A Thor: 1.0 mi
- PGM-19 Jupiter: 1.0 mi
- M: 1.0 mi
- Aluminum Yucca: 3.1 mi
- Cruising San Mateo I: 3.5 mi
- Eye Of The Sandias: 3.6 mi
- Guardian: 4.0 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science and History: 1.0 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: 1.0 mi
- DTRA Museum: 2.3 mi
- Veterans Center: 2.5 mi
- University Art Museum: 5.1 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 6.6 mi
- Tingley Park: 7.3 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Ground 5: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Ground 4: 9.1 mi
- Microsoft Original Headquarters Plaque: 2.6 mi
- ATLAS-I Trestle: 3.8 mi
- ATLAS-I Wedge: 3.9 mi
- USS NM Bell: 5.1 mi
- Flame of Hope: 5.5 mi
- Embudo Spring: 3.9 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 5.3 mi
- Oso Springs: 5.5 mi
- South Sandia Spring: 6.1 mi
- Old South Sandia Spring: 6.1 mi
- La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Winrock Garden: 2.1 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 2.3 mi
- International District Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Lobo Garden: 4.8 mi
- Trailhead: 7.5 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 9.1 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 13.6 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 14.8 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Travertine Falls: 7.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Foothills NE, 4 mi away.
- Cooper's Hawk73 obs
- House Finch72 obs
- Western Honey Bee69 obs
- Greater Roadrunner66 obs
- Lesser Goldfinch65 obs
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker62 obs
- Black-chinned Hummingbird58 obs
- White-crowned Sparrow56 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Cedar Crest · 9 mi
- Bernalillo · 15 mi
- Central New Mexico · 18 mi
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