Park · New Mexico

Dennis Chavez Park

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Elevation: 1,523 m
Tallest summit within 22.7 miles: Sandia Crest3,255 m · 14.6 mi
Nearest byway: El Camino Real0.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:25local time
Coordinates: 35.0670, -106.6402

Dennis Chavez Park from directly overhead

Dennis Chavez Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded 1,523 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fred Calkins Park, a park 0.3 miles away. El Camino Real passes 0.8 miles off.

The record

Elevation: 1523 m

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Dennis Chavez Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Sandia Crest	NE 47°	3,255 m	14.6 mi
North Sandia Peak	NE 42°	3,184 m	15.6 mi
The Needle	NE 43°	3,127 m	15.1 mi
The Thumb	NE 48°	3,081 m	14.2 mi
The Chimney	NE 46°	3,051 m	14.6 mi
Tombstone	NE 45°	3,048 m	15.0 mi
Jawbone	NE 54°	3,014 m	14.3 mi
South Sandia Peak	ENE 73°	2,982 m	12.4 mi

On the road

0.8 mi off the El Camino RealNational
0.8 mi off the Historic Route 66National
9.4 mi off the Corrales Road
14.3 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Fred Calkins Park: 0.3 mi
East San Jose Park: 0.5 mi
William Castillo Park: 0.5 mi
East San Jose Park and Community Center: 0.5 mi
Guadalupe Park: 0.6 mi

Attractions

Rosenwald Building Historic Site: 1.4 mi
Kimo Theater Historic Site: 1.4 mi
Pinkman’s Residence: 1.6 mi
Asia: 1.7 mi
Zia: 3.8 mi

Peaks

J A Volcano: 8.6 mi
Black Volcano: 8.7 mi
Vulcan Volcano: 9.0 mi
U Mound: 9.1 mi
Black Mesa: 9.3 mi

Artworks53

Albuquerque Fire Department Rocket Ship: 0.6 mi
Lobo Sculpture: 1.3 mi
Lobo Head Sculpture: 1.3 mi
Cubicion: 1.5 mi
Tribute to Mother Earth: 1.5 mi

Museums30

The Wheels Museum: 0.8 mi
H. B. & Lucille Horn Preservation Station: 0.9 mi
Turquoise Museum: 1.1 mi
Telephone Pioneer Museum: 1.4 mi
Meteorite Museum: 1.5 mi

Historic sites29

Harvey Girls: 1.2 mi
Fallout Shelter: 1.3 mi
Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 1.4 mi
The Franciscan Hotel: 1.5 mi
Flame of Hope: 1.6 mi

Picnic sites28

Springs27

Gardens16

Barelas Community Garden: 1.1 mi
Castetter Greenhouse: 1.5 mi
International District Community Garden: 1.8 mi
Lobo Garden: 2.0 mi
Model Railroad Garden: 2.9 mi

Nature reserves7

Trailhead: 1.3 mi
Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 8.9 mi
Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 15.3 mi
Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 15.3 mi
Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 16.0 mi

Ghost towns1

Carpenter: 3.2 mi

Waterfalls1

Travertine Falls: 14.1 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:11	18:45	19:19
June solstice	05:54	19:47	20:25
September equinox	06:55	18:32	19:05
December solstice	07:12	16:20	16:59

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	37	42	50	57	66	76	79	77	70	58	46	37
Precip in	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.6	1.6	1.3	1.1	0.9	0.6	0.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Intl AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

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