Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve
Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,853 m. Thompson Peak stands 3,215 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Leonora Curtin Paloheimo, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it.
The Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve is a 35-acre nature preserve located on Los Pinos road south of Santa Fe. This rare natural cienega, or “marsh” in Spanish, hosts a bountiful diversity of plants and wildlife. Open June-October only.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 2.9 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 0.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 11.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Village Vista · 9 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 12 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 13 mi
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Leonora Curtin Paloheimo: 0.3 mi
- Ann Wauben: 0.4 mi
- Royal Road, el Camino real de Tierra Adentro: 0.6 mi
- x: 1.2 mi
- In the Hands of Children: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Tables: 0.3 mi
- Las Golondrinas: 0.4 mi
- Downs at Santa Fe Race Track: 2.2 mi
- Turquoise Trail Park: 3.5 mi
- SWAN Park: 4.2 mi
- Cerro de la Cruz: 1.6 mi
- Cerro Seguro: 1.8 mi
- Bonanza Hill: 1.8 mi
- Las Tetillitas: 2.8 mi
- Turquoise Hill: 3.7 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 0.6 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 0.7 mi
- Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum: 5.2 mi
- Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum: 9.0 mi
- Alien Museum: 9.0 mi
- Mountain Village: 0.4 mi
- Plaza Salazar: 0.6 mi
- The Downs: 2.2 mi
- F-111 Fighter Jet: 3.9 mi
- abandoned mine marker: 7.1 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- The Haozous Garden: 5.5 mi
- Biowall: 6.7 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Xeric Garden: 12.1 mi
- Yoh toh: 7.9 mi
- Cochiti Springs: 11.0 mi
- Ancho Spring: 16.0 mi
- Doe Springs: 16.9 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 17.3 mi
- Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 18.5 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 22.1 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 6.5 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 12.7 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 14.1 mi
- Devils Throne: 8.4 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 8.6 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 16.1 mi
- White Bluffs: 22.0 mi
- Bear Jump: 22.3 mi
- Bonanza City: 1.7 mi
- Waldo: 8.4 mi
- Buckman: 18.9 mi
- Hagan: 20.8 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 16.0 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 16.2 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 19.4 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 22.1 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 3.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | ENE 66° | 3,215 m | 18.3 mi |
| Glorieta Baldy | ENE 71° | 3,116 m | 18.2 mi |
| Sierra Pelada | ENE 69° | 2,962 m | 14.3 mi |
| Monument Rock | ENE 61° | 2,830 m | 18.6 mi |
| Atalaya Mountain | ENE 61° | 2,780 m | 14.7 mi |
| Atalaya Mountain | ENE 61° | 2,779 m | 14.7 mi |
| Placer Mountain | SSW 193° | 2,700 m | 16.3 mi |
| Shaggy Peak | ENE 78° | 2,657 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE CO Muni AP, 3 mi away.
- American Bullfrog118 obs
- Yerba Mansa90 obs
- Monarch63 obs
- Great Spreadwing47 obs
- Cooper's Hawk43 obs
- Flame Skimmer42 obs
- Buffalo Gourd41 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird37 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/532585937
Day trips start here
- Madrid · 11 mi
- Santa Fe · 13 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 19 mi
- Pojoaque · 23 mi
- Pecos · 24 mi
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