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Eldorado's Community Preserve

Eldorado's Community Preserve from directly overhead

Eldorado's Community Preserve is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,179 m. Lake Peak stands 3,771 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Vista Grande Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 0.6 miles off.

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What to expect

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Eldorado at Santa Fe

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Getting there

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Coordinates35.54072, -105.87892

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Vista Grande Peak: 0.2 mi
  • Bishop's Peak: 0.3 mi
  • The Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Vargas: 3.1 mi
  • Cerro Colorado: 4.8 mi
Artworks
Parks
Historic sites: 54
  • Hamilton: 4.1 mi
  • The Iron Backbone of New Mexico: 4.1 mi
  • Making Travel a Pleasure: 4.1 mi
  • El Ortiz Hotel: 4.1 mi
  • Seton Castle: 5.0 mi
Museums: 30
Attractions: 22
Gardens: 15
  • The Haozous Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Biowall: 8.1 mi
  • Schepps' Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Native American Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Garden Overlook: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 4
  • Alamosa Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Yoh toh: 15.0 mi
  • Cochiti Springs: 23.8 mi
  • Wesner Spring/Mine: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Eldorado's Community Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lake PeakNNE 19°3,771 m18.7 mi
Penitente PeakNNE 20°3,720 m18.7 mi
Tesuque PeakNNE 18°3,656 m17.7 mi
Aspen PeakNNE 12°3,384 m18.5 mi
Thompson PeakNNE 24°3,215 m10.0 mi
Glorieta BaldyNNE 30°3,116 m8.9 mi
Chaperito KnobNE 48°3,096 m18.1 mi
Viveash MesaNE 49°3,001 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4919:4520:23
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:1016:1616:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542495869717063524032
Precip in0.80.70.90.80.90.92.52.21.61.60.91.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE Seton, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7415039575

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