Academy Hills Park
Academy Hills Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,725 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Quintessence Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.3 miles off.
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 6.2 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 6.4 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 6 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 6 mi
- Bodhi Tree · 6 mi
- Domingo Baca Canyon Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Quintessence Park: 0.9 mi
- El Oso Grande Park: 1.0 mi
- La Paloma Park: 1.0 mi
- Georgia O'Keeffe Park: 1.0 mi
- Ernie Taylor Park: 1.0 mi
- Daniels House: 2.5 mi
- Sidewinder: 3.4 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 4.0 mi
- Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Rides - Aerogelic Ballooning: 4.5 mi
- Expo New Mexico: 5.4 mi
- U Mound: 5.4 mi
- Whiskey Peak: 5.5 mi
- The Thumb: 5.7 mi
- Hail Peak: 5.8 mi
- Dragons Tooth: 5.8 mi
- AA: 1.0 mi
- Osos del Cañon: 1.8 mi
- t: 1.9 mi
- 38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud: 3.5 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 3.5 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 4.8 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science and History: 5.7 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: 5.7 mi
- The Grand Lodge Library & Museum: 6.4 mi
- Veterans Center: 6.5 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 3.4 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 4.5 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 5.4 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 5.4 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 7.5 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 3.5 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 4.4 mi
- Old Shelter: 4.4 mi
- McIlhaney Dairy: 5.3 mi
- Microsoft Original Headquarters Plaque: 5.6 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 4.1 mi
- Oso Springs: 4.3 mi
- Artesian Well: 4.6 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 5.1 mi
- Embudo Spring: 5.2 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 1.5 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 1.5 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 3.1 mi
- Winrock Garden: 4.0 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 4.6 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 8.6 mi
- Trailhead: 9.3 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 10.3 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 12.6 mi
- Travertine Falls: 8.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Academy Hills Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NE 47° | 3,255 m | 6.2 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NE 35° | 3,184 m | 7.2 mi |
| The Needle | NE 36° | 3,127 m | 6.7 mi |
| The Thumb | NE 48° | 3,081 m | 5.7 mi |
| The Chimney | NE 44° | 3,051 m | 6.1 mi |
| Tombstone | NE 41° | 3,048 m | 6.5 mi |
| Jawbone | ENE 62° | 3,014 m | 6.0 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ESE 109° | 2,982 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:19 | 16:59 |
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 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Foothills NE, 2 mi away.
- Western Honey Bee158 obs
- Greater Roadrunner143 obs
- Southwestern Fence Lizard114 obs
- American Bumble Bee111 obs
- Apache plume65 obs
- Cooper's Hawk63 obs
- Convergent Lady Beetle60 obs
- House Finch57 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/170984008
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 8 mi
- Cedar Crest · 9 mi
- Bernalillo · 11 mi
- Edgewood · 20 mi
- Central New Mexico · 22 mi
- Los Lunas · 26 mi
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