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De Vargas Park

De Vargas Park from directly overhead

De Vargas Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,123 m. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Our Lady of Guadalupe, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2123 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.68653, -105.94393

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
  • New Mexico Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Billy the Kid: 0.2 mi
  • New Mexico Public Welfare Building: 0.2 mi
  • US Army Check-in for the Manhattan Project: 0.3 mi
  • Sidewalk Plaques: 0.3 mi
Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 31
Gardens: 17
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 9
  • Alamosa Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Soda Springs: 15.7 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 16.4 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Doe Springs: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hyde Park Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of De Vargas Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Fe BaldyNE 46°3,847 m14.5 mi
Lake PeakNE 52°3,771 m12.3 mi
Redondo PeakNE 43°3,766 m16.5 mi
Penitente PeakNE 53°3,720 m12.6 mi
Tesuque PeakNE 53°3,656 m11.4 mi
Aspen PeakNE 44°3,384 m11.1 mi
Rosilla PeakE 80°3,231 m18.1 mi
Thompson PeakE 97°3,215 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4919:4620:24
September equinox06:5218:2919:02
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, 5 mi away.

  • House Finch162 obs
  • Western Honey Bee159 obs
  • tree cholla157 obs
  • Rubber Rabbitbrush150 obs
  • Apache plume133 obs
  • White-lined Sphinx126 obs
  • Spotted Towhee113 obs
  • Two-tailed Swallowtail99 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/435625152

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