Garfield Park
Garfield Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,514 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Statue at Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church, a artwork 0.4 miles away. El Camino Real passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1514 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.9 mi off the Corrales Road
- 13.1 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 12 mi
- Bet's Rock · 12 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 12 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Matthew Meadows Park: 0.6 mi
- Four H Park: 0.7 mi
- Graves Park: 0.7 mi
- Valley Pool: 0.8 mi
- Valley Tennis Courts: 0.8 mi
- Kimo Theater Historic Site: 2.3 mi
- Rosenwald Building Historic Site: 2.4 mi
- Pinkman’s Residence: 2.5 mi
- Asia: 2.8 mi
- Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Rides - Aerogelic Ballooning: 3.1 mi
- J A Volcano: 6.9 mi
- Black Volcano: 6.9 mi
- Vulcan Volcano: 7.0 mi
- Bond Volcano: 7.4 mi
- Butte Volcano: 7.6 mi
- Statue at Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church: 0.4 mi
- Crucifix: 1.4 mi
- Tree of Life: 1.5 mi
- Cervantes: 1.7 mi
- The Rescue: 2.4 mi
- Indian Pueblo Cultural Center: 0.7 mi
- New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society: 1.1 mi
- Explora: 1.6 mi
- The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History: 1.7 mi
- The Grand Lodge Library & Museum: 1.8 mi
- Tingley Park: 2.8 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 10.6 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 11.0 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 11.7 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 11.7 mi
- AT&SF 2926: 1.1 mi
- New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 1.8 mi
- The Franciscan Hotel: 2.3 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 2.3 mi
- Fallout Shelter: 2.4 mi
- Artesian Well: 10.2 mi
- Embudo Spring: 10.7 mi
- Oso Springs: 11.0 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 11.2 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 11.5 mi
- ABQ BioPark (Botanic Garden): 2.4 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 2.4 mi
- Curandera Garden: 2.4 mi
- South Garden: 2.6 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 2.7 mi
- Trailhead: 3.4 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 6.3 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 11.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 15.4 mi
- Travertine Falls: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Garfield Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | ENE 61° | 3,255 m | 13.0 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NE 54° | 3,184 m | 13.6 mi |
| The Needle | NE 55° | 3,127 m | 13.2 mi |
| The Thumb | ENE 62° | 3,081 m | 12.6 mi |
| The Chimney | ENE 60° | 3,051 m | 12.9 mi |
| Tombstone | ENE 58° | 3,048 m | 13.2 mi |
| Jawbone | ENE 68° | 3,014 m | 13.1 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | E 89° | 2,982 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 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 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RIO Grande Nature CTR, 2 mi away.
- Greater Roadrunner328 obs
- Curve-billed Thrasher177 obs
- House Finch169 obs
- Sandhill Crane154 obs
- White-winged Dove147 obs
- Say's Phoebe146 obs
- Southwestern Fence Lizard140 obs
- Cooper's Hawk140 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 way/167792622
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 2 mi
- Bernalillo · 14 mi
- Cedar Crest · 16 mi
- Central New Mexico · 22 mi
- Los Lunas · 22 mi
- Edgewood · 26 mi
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