Coronado Historic Site
Coronado Historic Site is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,553 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Coronado State Monument, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Ancient Ruins of Kuaua Pueblo
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 1.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 5.0 mi off the Corrales Road
- 9.9 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 10 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 10 mi
- Sandia Peak · 10 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Canjilon Hill: 2.2 mi
- Loma Barbon: 4.5 mi
- Loma Coyote: 6.2 mi
- Lomos Altos: 6.3 mi
- Loma Machete: 6.3 mi
- Coronado State Monument: 0.0 mi
- Blue Arrowhead Park: 1.5 mi
- Enchanted Hills Park: 1.7 mi
- Encantado Walk: 1.7 mi
- Rotary Park: 1.8 mi
- Marian Shrine: 1.2 mi
- Rams: 7.8 mi
- The Bell Keepers: 10.4 mi
- Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 10.4 mi
- BEER HERE: 11.4 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 6.9 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 10.6 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 11.3 mi
- Petroglyphs: 12.3 mi
- Sidewinder: 13.0 mi
- BERNALILLO On the Camino Real Historic Marker: 2.3 mi
- La Angostura: 4.7 mi
- LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER: 5.2 mi
- PUEBLO OF SANTA ANA Historic Marker: 7.5 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 9.2 mi
- Corrales Historical Society: 7.4 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 9.9 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 15.4 mi
- Indian Pueblo Cultural Center: 16.2 mi
- The Grand Lodge Library & Museum: 16.3 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 5.9 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 7.2 mi
- Artesian Well: 8.4 mi
- Osha Spring: 9.0 mi
- Media Spring: 9.1 mi
- Jemez Canyon Dam Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 8.7 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 8.7 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 9.5 mi
- Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 10.5 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 8.6 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 12.2 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 12.3 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 14.5 mi
- South Garden: 14.6 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 3.9 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 16.3 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 17.3 mi
- Travertine Falls: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Coronado Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | SE 144° | 3,255 m | 10.3 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | SE 139° | 3,184 m | 8.7 mi |
| The Needle | SE 142° | 3,127 m | 9.0 mi |
| The Thumb | SE 146° | 3,081 m | 10.4 mi |
| The Chimney | SE 144° | 3,051 m | 10.0 mi |
| Tombstone | SE 142° | 3,048 m | 9.6 mi |
| Jawbone | SE 145° | 3,014 m | 11.9 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | SSE 154° | 2,982 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
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 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jemez DAM, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1166006694
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 2 mi
- Albuquerque · 18 mi
- Cedar Crest · 19 mi
- Madrid · 23 mi
- Edgewood · 27 mi
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