Hoffman Park
Hoffman Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,652 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1652 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 8.8 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 8.5 mi off the Corrales Road
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 6 mi
- Bet's Rock · 6 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 6 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Prospect Park: 0.4 mi
- Conchas Park: 0.5 mi
- La Palomita Park: 0.5 mi
- Inez Park: 0.6 mi
- Aztec Park: 0.7 mi
- Daniels House: 2.5 mi
- Expo New Mexico: 2.7 mi
- Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Rides - Aerogelic Ballooning: 2.9 mi
- LGM-30 Minuteman: 3.2 mi
- PGM-17A Thor: 3.2 mi
- U Mound: 4.2 mi
- Twin Peaks North: 6.3 mi
- South Sandia Peak: 6.6 mi
- Twin Peaks South: 6.6 mi
- Manzano Saddle: 7.8 mi
- AA: 2.6 mi
- M: 2.7 mi
- Guardian: 3.0 mi
- Osos del Cañon: 3.3 mi
- Giant Red Arrow: 3.4 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science and History: 3.2 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: 3.2 mi
- Veterans Center: 3.7 mi
- DTRA Museum: 4.2 mi
- The Grand Lodge Library & Museum: 4.6 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 5.5 mi
- Tingley Park: 6.8 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 7.2 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 8.2 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 8.2 mi
- Microsoft Original Headquarters Plaque: 2.9 mi
- USS NM Bell: 4.6 mi
- McIlhaney Dairy: 5.1 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 5.6 mi
- ATLAS-I Trestle: 5.7 mi
- Embudo Spring: 4.8 mi
- Oso Springs: 5.3 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 5.7 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 6.1 mi
- Old South Sandia Spring: 6.7 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
- Winrock Garden: 1.3 mi
- Garden Center: 2.3 mi
- La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 2.8 mi
- Trailhead: 7.2 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 9.5 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 12.1 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 12.5 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Travertine Falls: 8.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Hoffman Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NE 39° | 3,255 m | 8.7 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NNE 31° | 3,184 m | 9.9 mi |
| The Needle | NNE 32° | 3,127 m | 9.4 mi |
| The Thumb | NE 39° | 3,081 m | 8.3 mi |
| The Chimney | NE 37° | 3,051 m | 8.7 mi |
| Tombstone | NE 35° | 3,048 m | 9.2 mi |
| Jawbone | NE 49° | 3,014 m | 8.2 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | E 84° | 2,982 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Foothills NE, 3 mi away.
- Western Honey Bee198 obs
- Greater Roadrunner184 obs
- Cooper's Hawk120 obs
- American Bumble Bee111 obs
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker93 obs
- House Finch92 obs
- White-winged Dove85 obs
- Fiery Skipper84 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/172973189
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 6 mi
- Cedar Crest · 10 mi
- Bernalillo · 13 mi
- Central New Mexico · 20 mi
- Edgewood · 20 mi
- Los Lunas · 24 mi
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