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McClellan Park

McClellan Park from directly overhead

McClellan Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,512 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is New Mexico Madonna of the Trail, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it.

What the record says

Elevation
1512 m

What to expect

Operated by
Courthouse

How to reach it

Coordinates35.09155, -106.64980

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Peaks
Artworks: 53
  • Crucifix: 1.0 mi
  • Cervantes: 1.1 mi
  • Lioness and Cubs: 1.1 mi
  • Cibolos del Río Grande: 1.2 mi
  • Thunderbird: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 29
Picnic sites: 28
Springs: 22
  • Embudo Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Oso Springs: 11.3 mi
  • Artesian Well: 11.4 mi
  • Bear Canyon Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Three Gun Spring: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 16
Nature reserves: 6
  • Trailhead: 1.7 mi
  • Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 7.3 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 13.7 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 14.5 mi
  • Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of McClellan Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestNE 54°3,255 m14.0 mi
North Sandia PeakNE 48°3,184 m14.7 mi
The NeedleNE 49°3,127 m14.3 mi
The ThumbNE 55°3,081 m13.5 mi
The ChimneyNE 53°3,051 m13.9 mi
TombstoneNE 51°3,048 m14.2 mi
JawboneENE 61°3,014 m13.8 mi
South Sandia PeakE 81°2,982 m12.5 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, 3 mi away.

  • Mallard1,392 obs
  • American Robin987 obs
  • Greater Roadrunner908 obs
  • Rock Pigeon898 obs
  • Western Honey Bee817 obs
  • Pond Slider791 obs
  • American Bumble Bee576 obs
  • Wood Duck555 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/512982395

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