Bear Canyon Open Space East
Bear Canyon Open Space East is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,844 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the north-northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Canyon Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Albuquerque Parks and Recreation, Open Space Division
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.5 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 5.5 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
- 7.1 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 4 mi
- Bet's Rock · 4 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 4 mi
- Southern Sandias Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunset Canyon Park: 0.4 mi
- High Desert Embudito Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Sandia Foothills Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Embudito Trailhead Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Skyline Dog Park: 0.7 mi
- South Sandia Peak: 3.6 mi
- U Mound: 4.0 mi
- Jawbone: 4.6 mi
- Whiskey Peak: 4.7 mi
- Dragons Tooth: 4.8 mi
- Daniels House: 1.5 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 3.6 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 4.7 mi
- Sidewinder: 5.5 mi
- RIM-2 Terrier: 5.6 mi
- Osos del Cañon: 0.5 mi
- t: 1.5 mi
- 38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud: 2.1 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 2.1 mi
- Shiny Orb Stone: 2.1 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: 5.6 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science and History: 5.6 mi
- DTRA Museum: 7.0 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 7.0 mi
- Veterans Center: 7.0 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 2.0 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 4.5 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 5.5 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 5.5 mi
- Bobcat Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 2.0 mi
- Old Shelter: 3.3 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 4.6 mi
- Microsoft Original Headquarters Plaque: 6.4 mi
- Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker: 7.1 mi
- Oso Springs: 2.0 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 2.0 mi
- Embudo Spring: 3.3 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 4.0 mi
- Old South Sandia Spring: 4.3 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 3.8 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 3.8 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 4.1 mi
- Garden Center: 4.7 mi
- Winrock Garden: 4.9 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 6.4 mi
- Trailhead: 10.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 11.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 14.9 mi
- Travertine Falls: 6.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Bear Canyon Open Space East. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NNE 25° | 3,255 m | 5.4 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NNE 16° | 3,184 m | 6.9 mi |
| The Needle | NNE 16° | 3,127 m | 6.4 mi |
| The Thumb | NNE 25° | 3,081 m | 4.9 mi |
| The Chimney | NNE 22° | 3,051 m | 5.5 mi |
| Tombstone | NNE 21° | 3,048 m | 6.0 mi |
| Jawbone | NE 42° | 3,014 m | 4.6 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ESE 111° | 2,982 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 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 | 16:58 |
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, under a mile away.
- tree cholla361 obs
- Southwestern Fence Lizard354 obs
- Apache plume227 obs
- House Finch208 obs
- Western Honey Bee204 obs
- Mule Deer200 obs
- Sacred Datura195 obs
- Rubber Rabbitbrush190 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/323562508
Day trips start here
- Cedar Crest · 7 mi
- Albuquerque · 10 mi
- Bernalillo · 12 mi
- Edgewood · 18 mi
- Central New Mexico · 21 mi
- Los Lunas · 27 mi
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