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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

Peaks
Parks: 53
  • Vista Grande Park: 0.2 mi
  • Encantado Walk: 0.2 mi
  • Mountain View Park: 0.3 mi
  • Enchanted Hills Park: 0.9 mi
  • Bullseye Park: 1.5 mi
Attractions
Artworks: 45
  • 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: 29
Museums: 28
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
Picnic sites: 20
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: 4
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 CrestSE3,255 m12.4 mi
North Sandia PeakSE3,184 m10.9 mi
The NeedleSE3,127 m11.2 mi
The ThumbSE3,081 m12.5 mi
The ChimneySE3,051 m12.1 mi
TombstoneSE3,048 m11.7 mi
JawboneSE3,014 m14.0 mi
South Sandia PeakSSE2,982 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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