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Matthew Meadows Park

Matthew Meadows Park from directly overhead

Matthew Meadows Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,514 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Four H Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.1 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.11891, -106.66172

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Peaks
Artworks: 53
  • Statue at Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church: 1.0 mi
  • Cervantes: 1.5 mi
  • Tree of Life: 1.8 mi
  • Crucifix: 1.8 mi
  • The Rescue: 2.0 mi
Picnic sites: 28
Historic sites: 27
Springs: 20
  • Artesian Well: 10.6 mi
  • Embudo Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Oso Springs: 11.6 mi
  • Bear Canyon Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Drinking Fountain Spring: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 16
Nature reserves: 6
  • Trailhead: 3.4 mi
  • Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 5.8 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 12.1 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 12.9 mi
  • Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Matthew Meadows Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestENE 62°3,255 m13.5 mi
North Sandia PeakNE 55°3,184 m14.1 mi
The NeedleENE 57°3,127 m13.7 mi
The ThumbENE 63°3,081 m13.1 mi
The ChimneyENE 61°3,051 m13.4 mi
TombstoneENE 59°3,048 m13.7 mi
JawboneENE 69°3,014 m13.6 mi
South Sandia PeakE 89°2,982 m13.1 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.

  • Greater Roadrunner475 obs
  • Wood Duck469 obs
  • Southwestern Fence Lizard449 obs
  • White-crowned Sparrow388 obs
  • Mallard383 obs
  • Spotted Towhee378 obs
  • Canada Goose354 obs
  • Black-chinned Hummingbird348 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/167792626

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