- Elevation, modelled
- 1,629 m
- Tallest summit within 22.2 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 12.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 35.0606, -106.5668
New Mexico Veterans Memorial Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,629 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.0 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of New Mexico Veterans Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NNE 33° | 3,255 m | 12.3 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NNE 27° | 3,184 m | 13.6 mi |
| The Needle | NNE 28° | 3,127 m | 13.0 mi |
| The Thumb | NNE 33° | 3,081 m | 11.8 mi |
| The Chimney | NNE 31° | 3,051 m | 12.3 mi |
| Tombstone | NNE 30° | 3,048 m | 12.8 mi |
| Jawbone | NE 40° | 3,014 m | 11.6 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ENE 62° | 2,982 m | 8.7 mi |
- 1.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 5.0 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 10.2 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational
- 10.2 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 8 mi
- Bet's Rock · 8 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 8 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Phil Chacon Park: 0.4 mi
- Marquez Park: 0.6 mi
- Lassetter Park: 0.6 mi
- Wilson Park: 0.7 mi
- Trumbull Park: 0.7 mi
- Zia: 0.9 mi
- Expo New Mexico: 1.5 mi
- MK-53 bomb: 1.8 mi
- MK-17 bomb: 1.8 mi
- Boeing CIM-10 Bomarc: 1.8 mi
- U Mound: 5.1 mi
- Manzano Saddle: 5.7 mi
- Twin Peaks North: 5.8 mi
- Twin Peaks South: 6.0 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 7.6 mi
- Cruising San Mateo I: 1.1 mi
- Welcome to Burque: 2.8 mi
- Eagle Man: 3.0 mi
- Guardian: 3.1 mi
- WW2 Lobo Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Veterans Center: 0.1 mi
- DTRA Museum: 1.3 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science and History: 1.9 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: 1.9 mi
- Cavalcade of Wings: 2.9 mi
- Microsoft Original Headquarters Plaque: 1.3 mi
- ATLAS-I Trestle: 2.2 mi
- ATLAS-I Wedge: 2.3 mi
- Flame of Hope: 3.1 mi
- USS NM Bell: 3.5 mi
- Tingley Park: 5.4 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 8.9 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 10.9 mi
- Picnic Ground 5: 11.5 mi
- Picnic Ground 4: 11.5 mi
- Embudo Spring: 6.3 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 7.7 mi
- Oso Springs: 8.0 mi
- South Sandia Spring: 8.4 mi
- Old South Sandia Spring: 8.5 mi
- La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- International District Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Garden Center: 2.5 mi
- Winrock Garden: 2.6 mi
- Lobo Garden: 3.2 mi
- Trailhead: 5.5 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 11.5 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 12.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 15.7 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Travertine Falls: 10.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Albuquerque · 5 mi
- Cedar Crest · 11 mi
- Bernalillo · 17 mi
- Central New Mexico · 17 mi
- Los Lunas · 20 mi
- Edgewood · 21 mi
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