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Krogh Park

Krogh Park from directly overhead

Krogh Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,513 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Abby Jean Park (private), a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.3 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1513 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.11367, -106.67006

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Abby Jean Park (private): 0.5 mi
  • Four H Park: 0.6 mi
  • Matthew Meadows Park: 0.6 mi
  • Dulcinea Park: 0.6 mi
  • Thomas Village Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Artworks: 53
  • Cervantes: 1.1 mi
  • Statue at Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church: 1.5 mi
  • The Rescue: 1.5 mi
  • Clyde & Carrie Tingley: 1.9 mi
  • Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout: 2.0 mi
Picnic sites: 28
Historic sites: 27
Springs: 20
  • Artesian Well: 11.2 mi
  • Embudo Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Oso Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Bear Canyon Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Drinking Fountain Spring: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 16
Nature reserves: 6
  • Trailhead: 3.1 mi
  • Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 5.5 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 12.5 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 13.4 mi
  • Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Krogh Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestENE 62°3,255 m14.1 mi
North Sandia PeakNE 55°3,184 m14.7 mi
The NeedleENE 57°3,127 m14.3 mi
The ThumbENE 63°3,081 m13.7 mi
The ChimneyENE 61°3,051 m14.0 mi
TombstoneENE 59°3,048 m14.3 mi
JawboneENE 68°3,014 m14.2 mi
South Sandia PeakE 88°2,982 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5419:4720:25
September equinox06:5518:3219:05
December solstice07:1216:2016:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149576574787669574435

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RIO Grande Nature CTR, 1 mi away.

  • Wood Duck748 obs
  • Mallard602 obs
  • Greater Roadrunner510 obs
  • Southwestern Fence Lizard505 obs
  • Canada Goose472 obs
  • Spotted Towhee431 obs
  • White-crowned Sparrow398 obs
  • Pond Slider378 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 way/670448156

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