Rancho De Palomas Park
Rancho De Palomas Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,640 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Loma Del Norte Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.2 miles off.
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 3.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 4.8 mi off the Corrales Road
- 6.9 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 6 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 6 mi
- Bodhi Tree · 7 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Loma Del Norte Park: 0.4 mi
- Barstow Park: 0.5 mi
- Dennis Chavez Park: 0.6 mi
- North Domingo Baca Park: 0.6 mi
- Jade Park: 0.8 mi
- Sidewinder: 2.4 mi
- Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Rides - Aerogelic Ballooning: 4.4 mi
- Daniels House: 4.8 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 4.8 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 5.3 mi
- Juan Tabo Peak: 6.0 mi
- Whiskey Peak: 6.3 mi
- The Thumb: 6.5 mi
- Rincón Peak: 6.6 mi
- Rincón High Point: 6.7 mi
- AA: 1.6 mi
- t: 3.6 mi
- BEER HERE: 3.7 mi
- Osos del Cañon: 4.1 mi
- The Bell Keepers: 4.6 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 2.5 mi
- Corrales Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- The Grand Lodge Library & Museum: 6.1 mi
- Maxwell Museum of Anthropology: 6.9 mi
- University Art Museum: 6.9 mi
- McIlhaney Dairy: 3.8 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 4.4 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 5.2 mi
- Old Shelter: 5.6 mi
- Microsoft Original Headquarters Plaque: 6.4 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 4.7 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 5.1 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 5.4 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 5.5 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 8.4 mi
- Artesian Well: 4.0 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 5.3 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 6.0 mi
- Oso Springs: 6.4 mi
- Embudo Spring: 7.5 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 1.2 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 1.3 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 4.1 mi
- South Garden: 4.1 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 4.3 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 8.3 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Trailhead: 9.0 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 10.7 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 10.9 mi
- Travertine Falls: 10.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Rancho De Palomas Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | ENE 66° | 3,255 m | 6.9 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NE 53° | 3,184 m | 7.4 mi |
| The Needle | NE 55° | 3,127 m | 7.0 mi |
| The Thumb | ENE 68° | 3,081 m | 6.5 mi |
| The Chimney | ENE 64° | 3,051 m | 6.7 mi |
| Tombstone | ENE 60° | 3,048 m | 7.0 mi |
| Jawbone | E 79° | 3,014 m | 7.2 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ESE 115° | 2,982 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:19 | 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 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Foothills NE, 5 mi away.
- Greater Roadrunner98 obs
- Southwestern Fence Lizard76 obs
- Western Honey Bee59 obs
- American Bumble Bee53 obs
- Apache plume40 obs
- silverleaf nightshade39 obs
- Cooper's Hawk39 obs
- Lesser Goldfinch35 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/174222001
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 8 mi
- Bernalillo · 9 mi
- Cedar Crest · 11 mi
- Edgewood · 22 mi
- Central New Mexico · 24 mi
- Los Lunas · 27 mi
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