Bernado State Game Refuge
Bernado State Game Refuge is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,443 m. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Picho Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. El Camino Real passes 0.6 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1443 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 13.3 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
- 21.2 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
102 named places within 25 miles
- Picho Hill: 1.6 mi
- VABM Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Black Butte: 7.6 mi
- Coffee Peak: 9.3 mi
- Sierra Ladrones: 10.2 mi
- Cibola Spring: 15.5 mi
- San Lorenzo Spring: 17.3 mi
- Ojo de la Parida: 19.3 mi
- Little Sand Spring: 21.2 mi
- Ojo del Coyote: 21.2 mi
- Vivian Fields: 15.5 mi
- Del Fuego Park: 15.7 mi
- El Corazon de Belen Garden Park: 16.5 mi
- Anna Becker Park: 16.6 mi
- Jose Gallegos Park: 17.0 mi
- 10: 9.4 mi
- 8: 9.4 mi
- 9: 9.4 mi
- 7: 9.4 mi
- 6: 9.4 mi
- Tribute to Randall G. Sanders: 9.3 mi
- Red Mill: 9.7 mi
- Don Pat Mill: 12.0 mi
- Tomasino Mill: 14.4 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 20.7 mi
- Belen B: 16.3 mi
- Bell: 19.3 mi
- CNMCF Level I: 24.1 mi
- Nusenda Credit Union, Socorro Mural: 24.9 mi
- EMRTC Rattlesnake: 25.0 mi
- Dust Bowl Home Historic Site: 9.5 mi
- ATSF M-1: 16.4 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 16.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 10.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 12.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 14.3 mi
- Valencia County Historical Society Museum: 16.5 mi
- Harvey House Museum: 16.5 mi
- Riley: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bernado State Game Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzano Peak | ENE 61° | 3,060 m | 24.0 mi |
| Ladrón Peak | W 272° | 2,780 m | 15.3 mi |
| Whiteface Mountain | ESE 102° | 2,294 m | 14.5 mi |
| Monte Negro | W 277° | 2,287 m | 13.7 mi |
| Polvadera Mountain | SSW 211° | 2,209 m | 19.7 mi |
| Rayo Hills | ESE 115° | 2,205 m | 23.8 mi |
| Cerro Montoso | ESE 106° | 2,191 m | 16.5 mi |
| La Cebolla | SSE 151° | 2,167 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
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 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bernardo, under a mile away.
- Sandhill Crane160 obs
- Snow Goose70 obs
- Western Meadowlark34 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk27 obs
- American Kestrel25 obs
- Northern Harrier25 obs
- White-crowned Sparrow23 obs
- Ring-necked Pheasant20 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 node/357611252
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