Villanueva State Park
Villanueva State Park is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,813 m. El Barro Peaks stands 2,491 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Official Scenic Historic Marker, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1813 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Mexico (Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department)
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 8.8 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 28.9 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Los Cerritos: 4.6 mi
- Mesa Sacatosa: 4.9 mi
- Mesa Segura: 5.1 mi
- El Aguila: 5.4 mi
- Tierra Colorada: 6.1 mi
- Baca-Korte House Historic Site: 23.3 mi
- R: 23.5 mi
- LCC: 23.7 mi
- Fidelity Building Historic Site: 24.0 mi
- Don Benigno Romero House Historic Site: 24.0 mi
- Trail of the Forty-niners Historical Marker: 19.2 mi
- Rodriguez Park: 23.3 mi
- South Pacific Park: 23.6 mi
- Las Vegas Plaza: 23.8 mi
- Lincoln Park: 24.0 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 1.2 mi
- SETTLEMENTS OF THE SAN MIGUEL DEL VADO LAND GRANT: 8.6 mi
- SAN MIGUEL DE VADO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT: 8.6 mi
- Fort Hatch: 23.5 mi
- The Historic Serf Theatre Hall: 24.1 mi
- Star Axis: 15.4 mi
- Welcome: 22.9 mi
- Red Dawn: 24.2 mi
- Rough Riders Museum: 24.4 mi
- City of Las Vegas Museum: 24.4 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum: 24.4 mi
- McAllister Lake Wildlife Management Area: 20.4 mi
- Las Ruedas: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Villanueva State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Barro Peaks | NNW 347° | 2,491 m | 17.8 mi |
| Fisher Hill | NNW 349° | 2,397 m | 21.9 mi |
| Punta Pajarita | NW 309° | 2,361 m | 21.5 mi |
| Punta de la Mesa de San Juan Jose | NW 315° | 2,322 m | 12.5 mi |
| Cerro Encinoso | WNW 295° | 2,313 m | 19.4 mi |
| Arrowhead Point | WNW 292° | 2,279 m | 19.5 mi |
| Hurtado Mesa | WNW 298° | 2,270 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mesa de Aguilar | WSW 237° | 2,258 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:42 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
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 | 38 | 40 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Villanueva, under a mile away.
- scarlet hedgehog cactus19 obs
- tree cholla18 obs
- feather dalea13 obs
- Woolly Locoweed13 obs
- blackfoot daisy12 obs
- Cliff Swallow11 obs
- Woodhouse's Toad10 obs
- American Robin9 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/579777812
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