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Martineztown-Santa Barbara Park

Martineztown-Santa Barbara Park from directly overhead

Martineztown-Santa Barbara Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,520 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Crucifix, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.10200, -106.63913

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Peaks
Artworks: 53
  • Crucifix: 0.1 mi
  • Thunderbird: 1.1 mi
  • Statue at Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church: 1.1 mi
  • Jericho: 1.5 mi
  • Cubicion: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites: 28
Historic sites: 27
Springs: 22
  • Embudo Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Artesian Well: 10.5 mi
  • Oso Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Bear Canyon Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Three Gun Spring: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 16
Nature reserves: 7
  • Trailhead: 2.6 mi
  • Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 7.4 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 12.9 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 13.7 mi
  • Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Martineztown-Santa Barbara Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestNE 55°3,255 m13.1 mi
North Sandia PeakNE 48°3,184 m13.8 mi
The NeedleNE 50°3,127 m13.4 mi
The ThumbNE 56°3,081 m12.6 mi
The ChimneyNE 54°3,051 m13.0 mi
TombstoneNE 52°3,048 m13.3 mi
JawboneENE 62°3,014 m13.0 mi
South Sandia PeakE 84°2,982 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5319:4720:25
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
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, 3 mi away.

  • Greater Roadrunner1,039 obs
  • American Robin999 obs
  • Mallard888 obs
  • Rock Pigeon831 obs
  • Western Honey Bee725 obs
  • Desert Cottontail472 obs
  • American Bumble Bee467 obs
  • White-winged Dove441 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/165787892

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