Historic site · New Mexico
LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER
LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,750 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the south-southeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bernalillo Watershed Withdrawal, a park 1.0 miles away. El Camino Real passes 3.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- The Sandia Mountains have been occupied by human beings for thousands of years. This area was settled by 1767, when Governor Pedro Fermin de Mendinueta made the land grant known as La Merced de San Antonio de las Huertas. The area is called "las . . .
How to reach it
Coordinates35.30113, -106.47181
- 3.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 3.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.9 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
- 5.9 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 6 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 6 mi
- Sandia Peak · 6 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lomos Altos: 1.4 mi
- Rincón Peak: 3.9 mi
- Rincón High Point: 3.9 mi
- Crest of Montezuma: 4.3 mi
- Juan Tabo Peak: 4.5 mi
Parks: 51
- Bernalillo Watershed Withdrawal: 1.0 mi
- Placitas Open Space: 2.3 mi
- Rotary Park: 4.6 mi
- Coronado State Monument: 5.2 mi
- Blue Arrowhead Park: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 48
- Marian Shrine: 4.3 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 9.5 mi
- Shiny Orb Stone: 9.5 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 9.5 mi
- 38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud: 9.5 mi
Attractions
- TWA Flight 260: 7.5 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 7.6 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 8.8 mi
- Daniels House: 12.7 mi
- Sidewinder: 12.7 mi
Museums: 30
- Corrales Historical Society: 9.3 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 10.5 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 10.9 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 12.4 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 27
- La Angostura: 5.2 mi
- Coronado Historic Site: 5.2 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 6.7 mi
- BERNALILLO On the Camino Real Historic Marker: 7.6 mi
- Old Shelter: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 5.7 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 5.7 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 5.7 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 6.6 mi
- Capulin Picnic Ground: 6.6 mi
Springs: 22
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 1.7 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 1.9 mi
- Osha Spring: 4.3 mi
- Media Spring: 4.7 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 6.1 mi
Gardens: 16
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 11.2 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 11.4 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 11.7 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 14.1 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 7.3 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 13.2 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 18.8 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Devils Throne: 21.6 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Travertine Falls: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- La Bajada Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | SSE 169° | 3,255 m | 6.4 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | S 169° | 3,184 m | 4.6 mi |
| The Needle | S 172° | 3,127 m | 5.1 mi |
| The Thumb | S 172° | 3,081 m | 6.8 mi |
| The Chimney | S 171° | 3,051 m | 6.2 mi |
| Tombstone | S 169° | 3,048 m | 5.7 mi |
| Jawbone | SSE 165° | 3,014 m | 8.0 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | S 169° | 2,982 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| 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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Placitas 4W, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6415231422
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 4 mi
- Cedar Crest · 15 mi
- Albuquerque · 18 mi
- Madrid · 19 mi
- Edgewood · 23 mi
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