- Elevation, modelled
- 1,660 m
- Tallest summit within 23.3 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 7.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 664.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 35.1534, -106.5551
Japanese Memorial Garden is a garden in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,660 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Desert Oasis Teaching Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Japanese Memorial Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | ENE 57° | 3,255 m | 7.1 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NE 44° | 3,184 m | 7.9 mi |
| The Needle | NE 47° | 3,127 m | 7.5 mi |
| The Thumb | ENE 58° | 3,081 m | 6.7 mi |
| The Chimney | NE 54° | 3,051 m | 7.0 mi |
| Tombstone | NE 51° | 3,048 m | 7.4 mi |
| Jawbone | ENE 70° | 3,014 m | 7.2 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ESE 108° | 2,982 m | 7.4 mi |
- 4.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 4.3 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 5.9 mi off the Corrales Road
- 7.2 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 6 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 7 mi
- Bodhi Tree · 7 mi
- Domingo Baca Canyon Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Heritage Hills Park: 0.6 mi
- La Paloma Park: 0.8 mi
- Loma Del Norte Park: 0.9 mi
- Arroyo del Oso Park (Soccer and Tennis Complex): 1.0 mi
- Xeriscape Park: 1.1 mi
- Sidewinder: 2.0 mi
- Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Rides - Aerogelic Ballooning: 3.6 mi
- Daniels House: 3.8 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 5.0 mi
- Expo New Mexico: 5.1 mi
- Whiskey Peak: 6.5 mi
- U Mound: 6.5 mi
- The Thumb: 6.7 mi
- Juan Tabo Peak: 6.8 mi
- Hail Peak: 6.9 mi
- AA: 0.5 mi
- t: 3.2 mi
- Osos del Cañon: 3.3 mi
- BEER HERE: 4.3 mi
- Guardian: 4.5 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 3.5 mi
- The Grand Lodge Library & Museum: 5.4 mi
- University Art Museum: 6.1 mi
- UNM Art Museum: 6.1 mi
- Museum of Southwestern Biology: 6.1 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 4.8 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 5.2 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 6.0 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 6.0 mi
- Tingley Park: 7.8 mi
- McIlhaney Dairy: 3.8 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 4.9 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 4.9 mi
- Microsoft Original Headquarters Plaque: 5.4 mi
- Old Shelter: 5.6 mi
- Artesian Well: 4.8 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 5.5 mi
- Oso Springs: 5.7 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 5.8 mi
- Embudo Spring: 6.5 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 0.2 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 3.2 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 3.5 mi
- South Garden: 3.5 mi
- Winrock Garden: 3.9 mi
- Trailhead: 8.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 9.5 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 10.1 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 11.2 mi
- Travertine Falls: 10.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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.
- Greater Roadrunner155 obs
- Western Honey Bee135 obs
- American Bumble Bee85 obs
- Southwestern Fence Lizard84 obs
- Cooper's Hawk57 obs
- Convergent Lady Beetle53 obs
- Long-headed poppy47 obs
- silverleaf nightshade43 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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