Babe Ruth Park
Babe Ruth Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,992 m. Chuska Peak stands 2,624 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Gallup Brickyard Bike Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.3 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1992 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 1.7 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 20.5 mi off the Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road
108 named places within 25 miles
- China Springs: 4.5 mi
- Kit Carson Spring: 8.4 mi
- Santa Fe Spring: 9.9 mi
- Sheep Lab Spring: 10.3 mi
- Milk Ranch Spring: 10.5 mi
- Gallup Hill: 0.9 mi
- Crown Point: 1.2 mi
- Refuge Rock: 6.1 mi
- Pyramid Rock: 6.5 mi
- Twin Knoll Buttes: 6.5 mi
- Gallup Brickyard Bike Park: 0.6 mi
- Bubany Park: 1.0 mi
- Indian Hills Park: 3.1 mi
- Red Rock State Park: 6.6 mi
- Red Rock Park: 6.8 mi
- Santa Fe Caboose: 0.7 mi
- Church Rock: 6.9 mi
- Hoodoos: 7.0 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 15.0 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 16.2 mi
- George Galaris Multiultural Center: 0.7 mi
- Gallup History Museum: 1.0 mi
- Red Rock Musuem: 6.5 mi
- Navajo Museum: 20.2 mi
- White Cliffs: 3.6 mi
- Wu Wall: 8.0 mi
- New Side: 8.0 mi
- Hunters Point: 21.4 mi
- USMC Sculpture: 0.7 mi
- Chief Manulieto Sculpture: 0.7 mi
- Wind Biker: 0.9 mi
- Fort Wingate Army Depot: 8.0 mi
- Fort Wingate Historical Marker: 11.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.7 mi
- Big Falls: 15.0 mi
- window rock: 20.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.1 mi
- Painted Cliffs Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Babe Ruth Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuska Peak | NNW 346° | 2,624 m | 25.0 mi |
| Barometer Mountain | ESE 118° | 2,451 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mesa Butte | E 84° | 2,447 m | 14.7 mi |
| Midget Mesa | E 84° | 2,429 m | 14.1 mi |
| Red Mesa | SSE 156° | 2,311 m | 16.3 mi |
| Pyramid Rock | ENE 77° | 2,282 m | 6.5 mi |
| Ram Mesa | ENE 61° | 2,249 m | 14.3 mi |
| North Burned Timber Mountain | SSE 155° | 2,245 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:57 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gallup Sand & Gravel, 2 mi away.
- Mallard26 obs
- Mallard × Mexican Duck16 obs
- American Robin12 obs
- American Wigeon12 obs
- American Coot11 obs
- House Sparrow11 obs
- House Finch11 obs
- Rock Pigeon10 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/481681892
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