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Prado del Sol

Prado del Sol from directly overhead

Prado del Sol is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,584 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Campo Mañana, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.9 miles off.

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Coordinates35.09217, -106.59815

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Peaks
  • U Mound: 6.7 mi
  • Twin Peaks North: 8.1 mi
  • Twin Peaks South: 8.3 mi
  • Manzano Saddle: 8.4 mi
  • South Sandia Peak: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 54
Museums: 30
Picnic sites: 28
Historic sites: 27
  • USS NM Bell: 1.4 mi
  • Microsoft Original Headquarters Plaque: 1.6 mi
  • Harvey Girls: 2.9 mi
  • New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 2.9 mi
  • Fallout Shelter: 2.9 mi
Springs: 27
  • Embudo Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Oso Springs: 8.5 mi
  • Bear Canyon Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Three Gun Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Artesian Well: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Lobo Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Castetter Greenhouse: 1.5 mi
  • La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • South Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Winrock Garden: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves: 7
  • Trailhead: 4.0 mi
  • Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 9.8 mi
  • Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 12.6 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 13.4 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Prado del Sol. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestNE 46°3,255 m11.7 mi
North Sandia PeakNE 39°3,184 m12.7 mi
The NeedleNE 40°3,127 m12.2 mi
The ThumbNE 46°3,081 m11.2 mi
The ChimneyNE 44°3,051 m11.7 mi
TombstoneNE 43°3,048 m12.1 mi
JawboneNE 54°3,014 m11.4 mi
South Sandia PeakENE 78°2,982 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:18
June solstice05:5319:4720:25
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1216:2016:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374250576676797770584637
Precip in0.40.40.50.50.40.61.61.31.10.90.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Greater Roadrunner1,228 obs
  • American Robin993 obs
  • Mallard861 obs
  • Rock Pigeon786 obs
  • Western Honey Bee747 obs
  • White-winged Dove490 obs
  • American Bumble Bee462 obs
  • Desert Cottontail443 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/166084509

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