- Elevation, modelled
- 1,628 m
- Tallest summit within 23.3 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 14.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Corrales Road3.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2094, -106.7102
Paradise Skies Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,628 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Park Hill Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Corrales Road passes 3.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Paradise Skies Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | E 90° | 3,255 m | 14.7 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | E 83° | 3,184 m | 14.4 mi |
| The Needle | E 85° | 3,127 m | 14.2 mi |
| The Thumb | E 91° | 3,081 m | 14.4 mi |
| The Chimney | E 89° | 3,051 m | 14.5 mi |
| Tombstone | E 87° | 3,048 m | 14.5 mi |
| Jawbone | E 95° | 3,014 m | 15.5 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ESE 111° | 2,982 m | 16.9 mi |
- 3.6 mi off the Corrales Road
- 5.0 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 5.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 14.7 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 14 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 14 mi
- Sandia Peak · 15 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Park Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- Seville Park: 0.7 mi
- Ridgeview Village Park: 0.8 mi
- Paradise Hills Park: 0.9 mi
- Calle De Vida Park: 1.0 mi
Attractions
- Petroglyphs: 1.5 mi
- Petroglyphs: 1.7 mi
- Petroglyphs: 1.7 mi
- Petroglyphs: 1.8 mi
- Petroglyphs: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Butte Volcano: 4.6 mi
- Loma Colorado de Abajo: 5.0 mi
- Bond Volcano: 5.0 mi
- Vulcan Volcano: 5.8 mi
- Black Volcano: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 49
- Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 2.8 mi
- The Bell Keepers: 4.2 mi
- Rams: 4.4 mi
- BEER HERE: 5.3 mi
- Tree of Life: 6.3 mi
Museums: 29
Historic sites: 28
- McIlhaney Dairy: 6.4 mi
- AT&SF 2926: 7.9 mi
- New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 8.7 mi
- The Franciscan Hotel: 9.2 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Tingley Park: 9.5 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 12.5 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 12.7 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 12.7 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 13.9 mi
Springs: 20
- Artesian Well: 11.1 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 12.9 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 14.0 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 14.9 mi
- Media Spring: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 16
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 3.4 mi
- Curandera Garden: 8.1 mi
- ABQ BioPark (Botanic Garden): 8.2 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 8.2 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 4.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 8.1 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Trailhead: 10.0 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Travertine Falls: 19.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petroglyph Natl MON, 5 mi away.
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