Mountain View Park
Mountain View Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,510 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Edward L Romero Park, a park 0.9 miles away. El Camino Real passes 1.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1510 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 1.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.9 mi off the Corrales Road
- 15.7 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 14 mi
- Bet's Rock · 14 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 14 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Edward L Romero Park: 0.9 mi
- Rio Bravo County Park: 1.3 mi
- Adobe Acres Park: 1.8 mi
- Durand Open Space: 2.1 mi
- South San Jose Park: 2.6 mi
- Hubbell House Historic Site: 3.0 mi
- Asia: 4.4 mi
- Pinkman’s Residence: 4.6 mi
- Rosenwald Building Historic Site: 4.7 mi
- Kimo Theater Historic Site: 4.7 mi
- Black Mesa: 5.7 mi
- Mesa de los Padillas: 6.3 mi
- Parea Mesa: 7.8 mi
- Manzano Saddle: 9.5 mi
- J A Volcano: 10.0 mi
- Giant Stone Rattlesnake: 1.3 mi
- Giant Stone Rattlesnake: 2.0 mi
- The Blessed Virgin Mary: 2.1 mi
- Jesus Christ: 2.1 mi
- Eagle Man: 3.2 mi
- Cavalcade of Wings: 3.2 mi
- The Wheels Museum: 4.0 mi
- H. B. & Lucille Horn Preservation Station: 4.4 mi
- Turquoise Museum: 4.5 mi
- New Mexico Holocaust Museum and Gellert Center for Education: 4.7 mi
- Embudo Spring: 12.3 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 13.7 mi
- Oso Springs: 13.9 mi
- South Sandia Spring: 14.3 mi
- Old South Sandia Spring: 14.4 mi
- Pajarito: 3.0 mi
- Founders' Wall: 3.0 mi
- Flame of Hope: 3.2 mi
- Harvey Girls: 4.6 mi
- Fallout Shelter: 4.7 mi
- Tingley Park: 4.3 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 14.6 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 16.1 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 17.0 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 17.1 mi
- International District Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Barelas Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Castetter Greenhouse: 5.0 mi
- Lobo Garden: 5.4 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 5.4 mi
- Trailhead: 3.6 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 11.0 mi
- El Cerro de Los Lunas Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 17.5 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 18.9 mi
- Carpenter: 6.6 mi
- Travertine Falls: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Mountain View Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NE 41° | 3,255 m | 17.8 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NE 37° | 3,184 m | 18.9 mi |
| The Needle | NE 38° | 3,127 m | 18.4 mi |
| The Thumb | NE 42° | 3,081 m | 17.3 mi |
| The Chimney | NE 40° | 3,051 m | 17.8 mi |
| Tombstone | NE 39° | 3,048 m | 18.2 mi |
| Jawbone | NE 46° | 3,014 m | 17.3 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ENE 61° | 2,982 m | 14.7 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 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 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 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Valley, 2 mi away.
- Sandhill Crane42 obs
- North American Porcupine38 obs
- silverleaf nightshade34 obs
- Mallard32 obs
- Canada Goose32 obs
- Southwestern Fence Lizard31 obs
- Woodhouse's Toad26 obs
- Northern Flicker25 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 node/357623011
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 5 mi
- Los Lunas · 15 mi
- Central New Mexico · 16 mi
- Cedar Crest · 17 mi
- Bernalillo · 20 mi
- Belen · 25 mi
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