Atrisco Park
Atrisco Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,508 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rio Grande Valley State Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it.
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 1.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 8.6 mi off the Corrales Road
- 16.1 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 14 mi
- Bet's Rock · 14 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 14 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rio Grande Valley State Park: 0.6 mi
- Butterfly Pavillion (seasonal): 0.8 mi
- BUGarium: 0.8 mi
- New Mexico Habitats: 0.8 mi
- Conservatories: 0.8 mi
- Asia: 1.2 mi
- Pinkman’s Residence: 1.5 mi
- Kimo Theater Historic Site: 1.9 mi
- Rosenwald Building Historic Site: 2.0 mi
- Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Rides - Aerogelic Ballooning: 5.5 mi
- J A Volcano: 5.8 mi
- Black Volcano: 6.0 mi
- Vulcan Volcano: 6.3 mi
- Bond Volcano: 7.1 mi
- Butte Volcano: 7.5 mi
- American Flag Roof: 0.7 mi
- Clyde & Carrie Tingley: 0.7 mi
- The Rescue: 0.8 mi
- Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout: 0.8 mi
- Cibolos del Río Grande: 1.4 mi
- The Franciscan Hotel: 1.9 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 2.0 mi
- Fallout Shelter: 2.1 mi
- Harvey Girls: 2.2 mi
- New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 2.2 mi
- Tingley Park: 1.6 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 13.4 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 14.0 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 14.8 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 14.8 mi
- Embudo Spring: 12.6 mi
- Artesian Well: 13.3 mi
- Oso Springs: 13.4 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 13.8 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 14.1 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 0.8 mi
- ABQ BioPark (Botanic Garden): 0.8 mi
- Curandera Garden: 0.9 mi
- Barelas Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Castetter Greenhouse: 3.6 mi
- Trailhead: 1.6 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 6.3 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 14.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 17.6 mi
- Carpenter: 5.0 mi
- Travertine Falls: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Atrisco 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 | 16.0 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NE 51° | 3,184 m | 16.7 mi |
| The Needle | NE 52° | 3,127 m | 16.3 mi |
| The Thumb | ENE 57° | 3,081 m | 15.6 mi |
| The Chimney | NE 55° | 3,051 m | 15.9 mi |
| Tombstone | NE 54° | 3,048 m | 16.3 mi |
| Jawbone | ENE 62° | 3,014 m | 16.0 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | E 80° | 2,982 m | 14.7 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 | 06:55 | 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 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RIO Grande Nature CTR, 3 mi away.
- Wood Duck582 obs
- Mallard533 obs
- Canada Goose466 obs
- Pond Slider362 obs
- North American Porcupine308 obs
- silverleaf nightshade306 obs
- Southwestern Fence Lizard290 obs
- American Coot282 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/167797709
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 2 mi
- Bernalillo · 17 mi
- Cedar Crest · 18 mi
- Los Lunas · 19 mi
- Central New Mexico · 21 mi
- Edgewood · 28 mi
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