- Elevation, modelled
- 1,553 m
- Tallest summit within 22.6 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 10.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Corrales Road1.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2861, -106.6007
Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,553 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Rio Vista Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Corrales Road passes 1.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | ESE 122° | 3,255 m | 10.0 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | ESE 113° | 3,184 m | 8.9 mi |
| The Needle | ESE 117° | 3,127 m | 9.0 mi |
| The Thumb | SE 124° | 3,081 m | 10.0 mi |
| The Chimney | ESE 121° | 3,051 m | 9.7 mi |
| Tombstone | ESE 119° | 3,048 m | 9.5 mi |
| Jawbone | SE 126° | 3,014 m | 11.5 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | SE 140° | 2,982 m | 14.9 mi |
- 1.1 mi off the Corrales Road
- 2.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 2.1 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 9.7 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 9 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
- Rio Vista Park: 0.1 mi
- Trailhead Park: 0.5 mi
- Goodwin Park: 2.0 mi
- Cibola Village Little League: 2.2 mi
- Nome Park: 2.3 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 3.3 mi
- Petroglyphs: 8.4 mi
- Petroglyphs: 8.4 mi
- Petroglyphs: 8.4 mi
- Petroglyphs: 8.5 mi
- Loma Colorado de Abajo: 3.8 mi
- Loma Coyote: 4.2 mi
- Loma Barbon: 5.3 mi
- Loma Machete: 6.0 mi
- Canjilon Hill: 6.0 mi
- Marian Shrine: 3.6 mi
- Rams: 4.2 mi
- Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 6.6 mi
- The Bell Keepers: 6.6 mi
- BEER HERE: 7.8 mi
- Coronado Historic Site: 3.9 mi
- BERNALILLO On the Camino Real Historic Marker: 4.1 mi
- LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER: 7.3 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 8.1 mi
- La Angostura: 8.6 mi
- Jemez Canyon Dam Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 8.0 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 8.0 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 8.5 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 11.2 mi
- Artesian Well: 7.0 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 7.1 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 8.4 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 9.1 mi
- Media Spring: 9.5 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 4.7 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 9.5 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 9.6 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 11.3 mi
- South Garden: 11.3 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 12.4 mi
- Trailhead: 15.4 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 16.7 mi
- Travertine Falls: 17.6 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, 1 mi away.
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