Monica Lucero Park
Monica Lucero Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,027 m. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Chavez Center Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2027 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 1.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 3.6 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 3.8 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 4 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 5 mi
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 10 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chavez Center Park: 0.3 mi
- O'Bannon Field: 0.3 mi
- Herb Martinez Park: 0.4 mi
- Park Plazas Tennis Courts: 0.6 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Park: 0.6 mi
- Becoming Human: 0.8 mi
- Wolf: 0.9 mi
- TaranTula: 0.9 mi
- Roadrunner: 1.3 mi
- Generations Mosaic Mural: 1.6 mi
- Santa Fe on the Camino Real: 1.2 mi
- Cactus Rescue Project: 2.1 mi
- Acequia Madre Ditch No. 37: 2.8 mi
- Santa Fe Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Sun Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Sally's Hill: 4.7 mi
- Moon Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Cerro Gordo: 5.6 mi
- Talaya Hill: 6.0 mi
- Thaw Art History Center: 1.2 mi
- Alien Museum: 1.4 mi
- City of Santa Fe Firefighters Museum: 1.9 mi
- Santa Fe Fire Department Museum: 1.9 mi
- New Mexico School for the Deaf Library: 3.0 mi
- Santa Fe County Fair: 0.3 mi
- Santa Fe Rodeo Grounds: 0.5 mi
- Rockin Rollers Event Arena: 1.4 mi
- Castle House: 1.6 mi
- Ironstone Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Biowall: 2.6 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Xeric Garden: 3.8 mi
- Goede Orchard Garden: 3.8 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 10.2 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 13.7 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 17.0 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 17.4 mi
- Yoh toh: 15.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 15.6 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 16.1 mi
- Ancho Spring: 16.1 mi
- Doe Springs: 17.2 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 2.2 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 10.8 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 14.3 mi
- Bonanza City: 9.1 mi
- Waldo: 16.1 mi
- Buckman: 16.4 mi
- Las Ruedas: 21.7 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 11.0 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 14.1 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 17.1 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 17.2 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 14.6 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 15.5 mi
- Devils Throne: 15.8 mi
- White Bluffs: 24.2 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Monica Lucero Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Baldy | NE 45° | 3,847 m | 18.5 mi |
| Lake Peak | NE 49° | 3,771 m | 16.3 mi |
| Penitente Peak | NE 50° | 3,720 m | 16.5 mi |
| Tesuque Peak | NE 50° | 3,656 m | 15.3 mi |
| Aspen Peak | NE 43° | 3,384 m | 15.0 mi |
| Thompson Peak | E 79° | 3,215 m | 10.5 mi |
| Glorieta Baldy | E 87° | 3,116 m | 10.7 mi |
| Viveash Mesa | ENE 79° | 3,001 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE 2, 2 mi away.
- House Finch166 obs
- Gunnison's Prairie Dog155 obs
- Common Raven135 obs
- House Sparrow129 obs
- Western Honey Bee67 obs
- Curve-billed Thrasher56 obs
- Eurasian Collared-Dove54 obs
- Cassin's Kingbird51 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/469236986
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