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Lions Park

Lions Park from directly overhead

Lions Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,636 m. Barker Dome stands 2,174 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is E3 Children's Museum & Science Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 1.0 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
1636 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.73324, -108.20410

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • U.S. West Park: 0.2 mi
  • Orchard Plaza Park: 0.3 mi
  • Elmer F. Taylor Park of LDS: 0.3 mi
  • Farmington Intertribal Indian Organization: 0.5 mi
  • Boyd Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 37
  • All Veterans Memorial Plaza: 1.5 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Flora Vista Ruins: 7.5 mi
  • US HW 550 end: 12.2 mi
  • Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 13.3 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Martin Mesa: 4.2 mi
  • Hood Mesa: 5.1 mi
  • Twin Mounds East: 5.8 mi
  • Bald Mesa: 5.9 mi
  • Twin Mounds West: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Morningstar Bluff: 2.1 mi
  • Shannon Bluff: 2.9 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 16.3 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 16.4 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 16.4 mi
Museums: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Energy Dance: 3.2 mi
  • Lamp & Light: 6.3 mi
  • Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 7.7 mi
  • Cross: 7.7 mi
  • KC: 9.5 mi
Springs: 6
Beaches: 1
  • The Beach At Farmington Lake: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dryfall: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lions Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barker DomeNNW 343°2,174 m18.7 mi
Harris MesaESE 112°2,165 m23.7 mi
Lone Tree MountainNE 34°2,152 m20.6 mi
Harris Mesa Electronic SiteESE 105°2,143 m24.2 mi
Hart MountainENE 67°2,115 m22.7 mi
Angel PeakESE 122°2,096 m22.1 mi
Slane KnobENE 72°2,087 m19.6 mi
Knickerbocker PeaksENE 72°2,057 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5119:25
June solstice05:5519:5720:36
September equinox07:0118:3719:11
December solstice07:2216:2117:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313745516071777566534131
Precip in0.70.70.60.60.50.20.60.81.10.80.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington Four Corners Rgnl A, 2 mi away.

  • Canada Goose77 obs
  • Mallard73 obs
  • Mule Deer63 obs
  • Downy Forestiera24 obs
  • Wild Turkey23 obs
  • Common Merganser18 obs
  • Common Raccoon15 obs
  • Plateau Fence Lizard15 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/664753329

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