Alamosa Park
Alamosa Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,529 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lavaland Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1529 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 2.1 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 9.7 mi off the Corrales Road
- 17.5 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 15 mi
- Bet's Rock · 15 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 16 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lavaland Park: 0.9 mi
- Tower Park: 1.3 mi
- Pat Hurley Park: 1.4 mi
- Atrisco Park: 1.4 mi
- Tom Tenorio Park: 1.5 mi
- Asia: 2.5 mi
- Pinkman’s Residence: 2.8 mi
- Kimo Theater Historic Site: 3.3 mi
- Rosenwald Building Historic Site: 3.3 mi
- Hubbell House Historic Site: 5.9 mi
- J A Volcano: 5.3 mi
- Black Volcano: 5.6 mi
- Vulcan Volcano: 6.1 mi
- Bond Volcano: 7.1 mi
- Butte Volcano: 7.5 mi
- American Flag Roof: 1.1 mi
- Clyde & Carrie Tingley: 2.2 mi
- The Rescue: 2.2 mi
- Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout: 2.2 mi
- Cibolos del Río Grande: 2.6 mi
- The Franciscan Hotel: 3.2 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 3.3 mi
- Fallout Shelter: 3.4 mi
- Harvey Girls: 3.5 mi
- New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 3.6 mi
- Tingley Park: 2.8 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 14.8 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 15.4 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 16.2 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 16.2 mi
- Embudo Spring: 13.9 mi
- Artesian Well: 14.7 mi
- Oso Springs: 14.8 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 15.2 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 15.3 mi
- Curandera Garden: 2.1 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 2.1 mi
- ABQ BioPark (Botanic Garden): 2.2 mi
- Barelas Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Castetter Greenhouse: 4.9 mi
- Trailhead: 2.5 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 6.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 16.0 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 16.9 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 19.0 mi
- Carpenter: 6.4 mi
- Travertine Falls: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Alamosa Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | ENE 57° | 3,255 m | 17.5 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NE 51° | 3,184 m | 18.2 mi |
| The Needle | NE 52° | 3,127 m | 17.7 mi |
| The Thumb | ENE 57° | 3,081 m | 17.0 mi |
| The Chimney | NE 56° | 3,051 m | 17.4 mi |
| Tombstone | NE 54° | 3,048 m | 17.7 mi |
| Jawbone | ENE 62° | 3,014 m | 17.4 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ENE 78° | 2,982 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:20 | 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 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Valley, 4 mi away.
- gypsum phacelia28 obs
- silverleaf nightshade24 obs
- Greater Roadrunner22 obs
- Touristplant22 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard20 obs
- Rock Pigeon18 obs
- Western Honey Bee18 obs
- House Finch18 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/167052686
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 3 mi
- Bernalillo · 18 mi
- Los Lunas · 18 mi
- Cedar Crest · 19 mi
- Central New Mexico · 21 mi
- Belen · 28 mi
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