Mariposa Basin Park
Mariposa Basin Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,556 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mariposa Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. El Camino Real passes 3.3 miles off.
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 4.2 mi off the Corrales Road
- 3.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 14.4 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 13 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 14 mi
- Bodhi Tree · 14 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mariposa Park: 0.0 mi
- Creighton Park: 0.6 mi
- Montaño West Park: 0.8 mi
- Riverview Park: 1.0 mi
- Santa Fe Village Park: 1.3 mi
- Petroglyphs: 1.9 mi
- Petroglyphs: 1.9 mi
- Petroglyphs: 1.9 mi
- Petroglyphs: 1.9 mi
- Petroglyphs: 1.9 mi
- Bond Volcano: 4.3 mi
- Butte Volcano: 4.3 mi
- Vulcan Volcano: 4.4 mi
- Black Volcano: 4.7 mi
- J A Volcano: 4.8 mi
- Tree of Life: 3.4 mi
- Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 3.8 mi
- Statue at Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church: 4.1 mi
- BEER HERE: 4.2 mi
- The Bell Keepers: 4.2 mi
- Indian Pueblo Cultural Center: 3.9 mi
- New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History: 4.5 mi
- Explora: 4.6 mi
- American International Rattlesnake Museum: 4.6 mi
- McIlhaney Dairy: 4.2 mi
- AT&SF 2926: 4.4 mi
- New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 5.2 mi
- The Franciscan Hotel: 5.6 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 5.7 mi
- Tingley Park: 5.9 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 12.2 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 12.6 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 12.7 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 12.7 mi
- Artesian Well: 11.0 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 12.6 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 13.5 mi
- Oso Springs: 13.6 mi
- Embudo Spring: 13.8 mi
- Curandera Garden: 4.5 mi
- ABQ BioPark (Botanic Garden): 4.6 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 4.6 mi
- South Garden: 5.7 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 5.7 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 3.2 mi
- Trailhead: 6.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 10.3 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 18.1 mi
- Travertine Falls: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Mariposa Basin Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | ENE 76° | 3,255 m | 14.4 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | ENE 68° | 3,184 m | 14.5 mi |
| The Needle | ENE 70° | 3,127 m | 14.2 mi |
| The Thumb | ENE 77° | 3,081 m | 14.0 mi |
| The Chimney | ENE 74° | 3,051 m | 14.2 mi |
| Tombstone | ENE 73° | 3,048 m | 14.4 mi |
| Jawbone | E 82° | 3,014 m | 14.8 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | E 100° | 2,982 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petroglyph Natl MON, 2 mi away.
- North American Porcupine203 obs
- Southwestern Fence Lizard176 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard170 obs
- silverleaf nightshade165 obs
- Fourwing Saltbush134 obs
- Mediterranean House Gecko129 obs
- gypsum phacelia114 obs
- Western Honey Bee109 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/169399259
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 6 mi
- Bernalillo · 13 mi
- Cedar Crest · 19 mi
- Los Lunas · 24 mi
- Central New Mexico · 26 mi
- Edgewood · 29 mi
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