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PUEBLO OF SANTA ANA Historic Marker

PUEBLO OF SANTA ANA Historic Marker from directly overhead

PUEBLO OF SANTA ANA Historic Marker is a historic site in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,510 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Monarch, a peak 3.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1510 m
Inscription
The Keres-speaking pueblo of Santa Ana was established on its present site in 1693, as part of Diego de Vargas' reconquest of New Mexico. The spot, exposed to flooding, was poorly suited for farming, and today the residents live on their farms along . . .
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Coordinates35.41393, -106.64047

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Roadrunner Park: 3.4 mi
  • Monarch Park: 4.1 mi
  • Mariposa Park: 4.4 mi
  • Mountain View Park: 5.0 mi
  • Mountain View Park: 5.0 mi
Attractions
Artworks: 39
  • Marian Shrine: 8.6 mi
  • Rams: 10.4 mi
  • Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 14.5 mi
  • The Bell Keepers: 15.2 mi
  • BEER HERE: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 25
Museums: 25
Historic sites: 24
Springs: 20
  • Piedra Lisa Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Tunnel Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Artesian Well: 15.6 mi
  • Osha Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Drinking Fountain Spring: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Japanese Memorial Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Wildlife Habitat: 20.2 mi
  • South Garden: 20.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 9.1 mi
  • Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 18.9 mi
  • Trailhead: 23.8 mi
  • Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 21.4 mi
  • Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 21.6 mi
  • Bear Jump: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of PUEBLO OF SANTA ANA Historic Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestSE 143°3,255 m17.7 mi
North Sandia PeakSE 140°3,184 m16.1 mi
The NeedleSE 141°3,127 m16.5 mi
The ThumbSE 144°3,081 m17.9 mi
The ChimneySE 143°3,051 m17.4 mi
TombstoneSE 142°3,048 m17.0 mi
JawboneSE 143°3,014 m19.3 mi
Hail PeakSE 144°2,947 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5319:4820:26
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1316:1916:58

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6307140598

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