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BERNALILLO On the Camino Real Historic Marker

BERNALILLO On the Camino Real Historic Marker from directly overhead

BERNALILLO On the Camino Real Historic Marker is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,635 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Vista Grande Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Population 2,763 - Elevation 5,050 The Pueblo Indian province of Tiguex, in the area of Bernalillo, served as winter headquarters for Francisco Vásquez de Coronado in 1540-42 during his explorations of the southwest. Bernalillo was founded after the . . .
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Coordinates35.34470, -106.59490

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Vista Grande Park: 0.2 mi
  • Encantado Walk: 0.2 mi
  • Vista Grande Park: 0.2 mi
  • Mountain View Park: 0.3 mi
  • Mountain View Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Artworks: 50
  • Marian Shrine: 3.4 mi
  • Rams: 7.0 mi
  • Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 10.3 mi
  • The Bell Keepers: 10.6 mi
  • BEER HERE: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 31
Museums: 29
Picnic sites: 23
Springs: 21
  • Piedra Lisa Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Tunnel Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Artesian Well: 10.2 mi
  • Drinking Fountain Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Osha Spring: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Japanese Memorial Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Wildlife Habitat: 15.3 mi
  • South Garden: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 4.1 mi
  • Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 15.8 mi
  • Trailhead: 19.4 mi
  • Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of BERNALILLO On the Camino Real Historic Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestSE 139°3,255 m12.4 mi
North Sandia PeakSE 134°3,184 m10.9 mi
The NeedleSE 137°3,127 m11.2 mi
The ThumbSE 141°3,081 m12.5 mi
The ChimneySE 139°3,051 m12.1 mi
TombstoneSE 137°3,048 m11.7 mi
JawboneSE 140°3,014 m14.0 mi
South Sandia PeakSSE 149°2,982 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:18
June solstice05:5319:4820:25
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1216:1916:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343947546374787669564435
Precip in0.40.40.50.40.40.51.21.91.01.00.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jemez DAM, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6380644635

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