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Candelero Park

Candelero Park from directly overhead

Candelero Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,080 m. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Galisteo Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2080 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.64493, -105.96100

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Peaks
Museums: 32
Attractions: 30
Gardens: 16
  • Xeric Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Goede Orchard Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Roland Meadow Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Santa Fe Botanical Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Garden Overlook: 2.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 9
  • Alamosa Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Yoh toh: 16.1 mi
  • Soda Springs: 16.7 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 17.2 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hyde Park Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Candelero Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Fe BaldyNE 41°3,847 m17.2 mi
Lake PeakNE 45°3,771 m14.9 mi
Penitente PeakNE 47°3,720 m15.2 mi
Tesuque PeakNE 46°3,656 m14.0 mi
Aspen PeakNE 38°3,384 m13.9 mi
Thompson PeakENE 78°3,215 m8.9 mi
Glorieta BaldyE 87°3,116 m9.1 mi
Chaperito KnobENE 74°3,096 m18.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4919:4620:24
September equinox06:5318:2919:02
December solstice07:1116:1516:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303542485767716962513930
Precip in0.60.50.70.60.90.92.32.01.41.30.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE 2, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • House Finch51 obs
  • Rubber Rabbitbrush42 obs
  • Curve-billed Thrasher41 obs
  • tree cholla39 obs
  • Canyon Towhee38 obs
  • White-lined Sphinx37 obs
  • Gunnison's Prairie Dog36 obs
  • American Bumble Bee35 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/474846291

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