- Elevation, modelled
- 1,548 m
- Tallest summit within 21.8 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 9.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Corrales Road2.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2947, -106.5855
Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,548 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Corrales Road passes 2.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | SE 127° | 3,255 m | 9.6 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | ESE 119° | 3,184 m | 8.4 mi |
| The Needle | ESE 123° | 3,127 m | 8.5 mi |
| The Thumb | SE 130° | 3,081 m | 9.7 mi |
| The Chimney | SE 127° | 3,051 m | 9.3 mi |
| Tombstone | SE 125° | 3,048 m | 9.1 mi |
| Jawbone | SE 131° | 3,014 m | 11.1 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | SE 144° | 2,982 m | 14.9 mi |
- 2.1 mi off the Corrales Road
- 1.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 1.6 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 9.3 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 9 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 9 mi
- Sandia Peak · 10 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goodwin Park: 1.1 mi
- Rio Vista Park: 1.1 mi
- Trailhead Park: 1.4 mi
- Blue Arrowhead Park: 1.4 mi
- Nome Park: 1.5 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 4.1 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 9.3 mi
- Petroglyphs: 9.4 mi
- Petroglyphs: 9.4 mi
- Petroglyphs: 9.4 mi
- Loma Coyote: 4.8 mi
- Loma Colorado de Abajo: 4.8 mi
- Canjilon Hill: 5.1 mi
- Loma Barbon: 5.1 mi
- Loma Machete: 6.1 mi
- Marian Shrine: 2.6 mi
- Rams: 5.2 mi
- The Bell Keepers: 7.5 mi
- Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 7.5 mi
- BEER HERE: 8.6 mi
- Coronado Historic Site: 2.9 mi
- BERNALILLO On the Camino Real Historic Marker: 3.5 mi
- LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER: 6.4 mi
- La Angostura: 7.5 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 7.9 mi
- Jemez Canyon Dam Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 7.7 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 7.7 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 8.3 mi
- Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 10.6 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 6.3 mi
- Artesian Well: 6.9 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 8.1 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 8.2 mi
- Media Spring: 9.0 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 5.8 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 9.9 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 10.0 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 11.9 mi
- South Garden: 12.0 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 1.0 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 13.5 mi
- Trailhead: 16.2 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 16.5 mi
- Travertine Falls: 17.5 mi
| 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RIO Rancho #1, 2 mi away.
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