- Elevation, modelled
- 1,592 m
- Tallest summit within 23.3 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 13.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Corrales Road2.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2221, -106.6855
A Park Above is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,592 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Arroyo Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Corrales Road passes 2.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of A Park Above. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | E 94° | 3,255 m | 13.3 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | E 86° | 3,184 m | 12.9 mi |
| The Needle | E 88° | 3,127 m | 12.8 mi |
| The Thumb | E 95° | 3,081 m | 13.1 mi |
| The Chimney | E 93° | 3,051 m | 13.1 mi |
| Tombstone | E 90° | 3,048 m | 13.1 mi |
| Jawbone | E 99° | 3,014 m | 14.3 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ESE 116° | 2,982 m | 16.0 mi |
- 2.5 mi off the Corrales Road
- 4.2 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 4.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 13.3 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 12 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 13 mi
- Sandia Peak · 13 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Black Arroyo Park: 0.5 mi
- Cabezon Park: 0.7 mi
- Gateway Park: 0.7 mi
- Ridgeview Village Park: 0.8 mi
- Chianti Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Petroglyphs: 2.3 mi
- Petroglyphs: 2.3 mi
- Petroglyphs: 2.3 mi
- Petroglyphs: 2.3 mi
- Petroglyphs: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Loma Colorado de Abajo: 3.6 mi
- Butte Volcano: 6.3 mi
- Loma Coyote: 6.6 mi
- Bond Volcano: 6.6 mi
- Loma Duran: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 50
- Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 1.8 mi
- Rams: 3.1 mi
- The Bell Keepers: 3.3 mi
- BEER HERE: 4.7 mi
- Tree of Life: 6.3 mi
Museums: 29
Historic sites: 29
- McIlhaney Dairy: 6.0 mi
- AT&SF 2926: 8.4 mi
- New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 9.2 mi
- The Franciscan Hotel: 9.6 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Tingley Park: 10.0 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 11.2 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 11.3 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 11.3 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 12.8 mi
Springs: 20
- Artesian Well: 9.7 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 11.5 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 12.4 mi
- Media Spring: 13.7 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 16
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 1.8 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 8.2 mi
- South Garden: 8.3 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 8.8 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 5.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 6.5 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Trailhead: 10.6 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Travertine Falls: 18.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RIO Rancho #2, 4 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 9 mi
- Albuquerque · 10 mi
- Cedar Crest · 19 mi
- Central New Mexico · 29 mi
- Los Lunas · 29 mi
- Edgewood · 30 mi
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