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Frank S Ortiz Park

Frank S Ortiz Park from directly overhead

Frank S Ortiz Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,137 m. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Stamm Memorial Bench, a historic site 0.1 miles away. El Camino Real passes 0.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2137 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.69618, -105.96575

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
Peaks
Museums: 34
Attractions: 31
Gardens: 17
Picnic sites: 10
Springs: 9
  • Soda Springs: 14.3 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 15.0 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Alamosa Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Doe Springs: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hyde Park Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Frank S Ortiz Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Fe BaldyNE 51°3,847 m15.0 mi
Lake PeakENE 58°3,771 m12.9 mi
Redondo PeakNE 47°3,766 m16.9 mi
Penitente PeakENE 59°3,720 m13.2 mi
Tesuque PeakENE 59°3,656 m12.0 mi
Aspen PeakNE 50°3,384 m11.5 mi
Thompson PeakE 100°3,215 m9.1 mi
Glorieta BaldyESE 108°3,116 m9.8 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, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • House Finch121 obs
  • Apache plume94 obs
  • tree cholla85 obs
  • Rubber Rabbitbrush78 obs
  • White-lined Sphinx68 obs
  • Sacred Datura60 obs
  • Gunnison's Prairie Dog59 obs
  • Two-tailed Swallowtail59 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/475920324

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