Foster Park
Foster Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 3,006 m. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the south-southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hematite Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3006 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 13.9 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 26.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 18 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 18 mi
- Base Camp View · 26 mi
- Base Camp View · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Pass: 1.6 mi
- Relica Peak: 3.4 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 3.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Tetilla Peak: 5.1 mi
- Hematite Park: 0.7 mi
- Enchanted Forest: 2.5 mi
- Brandenburg Park: 4.0 mi
- Mallette Park: 4.2 mi
- Softball Field Park: 4.5 mi
- La Belle Lodge: 7.8 mi
- Wheeler Peak Historical Marker: 7.9 mi
- Eagle Nest Marker: 9.2 mi
- French Henry Mill: 10.1 mi
- Lawrence Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Shortcut: 13.3 mi
- Wild Rivers Visitor Center: 17.2 mi
- Hlauuma (North House): 18.4 mi
- Hlaukwima (South House): 18.4 mi
- San Geronimo Chapel: 18.5 mi
- Little Red School House: 3.5 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 9.5 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 19.8 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 20.8 mi
- Bent House Museum: 21.0 mi
- Eagle: 9.3 mi
- Questa Apple: 11.8 mi
- Native Art: 20.0 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 21.2 mi
- Red Horse: 21.9 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 11.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 11.8 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 13.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 15.8 mi
- Urraca Wildlife Management Area: 16.8 mi
- Apache Spring: 13.3 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 20.3 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 22.6 mi
- Palisades: 14.4 mi
- Betty's Bra: 24.2 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- La Vinateria: 21.9 mi
- La Belle: 7.8 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 13.2 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 21.3 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Foster Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | SSW 202° | 4,011 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Walter | SSW 202° | 3,996 m | 7.5 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | SSW 196° | 3,989 m | 8.4 mi |
| Simpson Peak | SSW 200° | 3,953 m | 8.3 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | SSW 210° | 3,929 m | 9.0 mi |
| Venado Peak | NW 321° | 3,880 m | 11.5 mi |
| Gold Hill | WSW 255° | 3,872 m | 5.3 mi |
| Latir Mesa | NW 326° | 3,870 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 40 | 30 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED River, 4 mi away.
- fireweed11 obs
- Weidemeyer's Admiral7 obs
- shrubby cinquefoil7 obs
- Scarlet Gilia6 obs
- Richardson's geranium5 obs
- pinewoods geranium5 obs
- twinberry honeysuckle4 obs
- giant lousewort4 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/357594282
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