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Hyde Memorial State Park

Hyde Memorial State Park from directly overhead

Hyde Memorial State Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,613 m. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hyde Park Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway runs past it.

What the record says

Elevation
2613 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.73697, -105.83613

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Santa Fe Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
  • Cody's Glade: 4.5 mi
  • All Creatures Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
  • Big Rocks Glade: 4.9 mi
  • The Meadow: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums: 30
  • Water History Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Verve Abode: 6.4 mi
  • Aaron Payne Fine Art: 6.5 mi
  • Carole LaRoche: 6.5 mi
  • New Mexico History Museum: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 24
Gardens: 16
Picnic sites: 11
Springs: 8
  • Alamosa Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Cienega Redonda Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Wesner Spring/Mine: 15.9 mi
  • Soda Springs: 19.8 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Hyde Memorial State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Truchas PeakNNE 33°3,976 m19.3 mi
Truchas PeakNE 34°3,975 m18.9 mi
Santa Fe BaldyNNE 34°3,847 m7.9 mi
Pecos BaldyNE 39°3,806 m15.2 mi
Lake PeakNE 42°3,771 m5.5 mi
Redondo PeakNNE 31°3,766 m10.0 mi
Penitente PeakNE 45°3,720 m5.7 mi
Tesuque PeakNE 43°3,656 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:15
June solstice05:4819:4520:23
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:1016:1516:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542495869717063524032
Precip in0.80.70.90.80.90.92.52.21.61.60.91.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE Seton, 11 mi away.

  • creeping mahonia97 obs
  • Beardlip Penstemon77 obs
  • western red columbine74 obs
  • pinewoods geranium69 obs
  • Blue Fungus Beetle69 obs
  • Scarlet Gilia53 obs
  • great mullein53 obs
  • Greater Short-horned Lizard52 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357606091

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