Red Canyon Picnic Grounds
Red Canyon Picnic Grounds is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,469 m. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the southwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Ox Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. Salt Missions Trail passes 4.2 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2469 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 11.2 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
- 18.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 22.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
116 named places within 25 miles
- Ranger Station Picnic Ground: 11.0 mi
- Chavez Memorial Park: 11.8 mi
- Monte Alto Plaza: 12.1 mi
- La Bonitas Park: 16.4 mi
- Maravillas Park: 16.5 mi
- Lower Ox Spring: 1.6 mi
- Spruce Spring: 1.7 mi
- Upper Ox Spring: 1.7 mi
- Bartolo Spring: 1.8 mi
- Sherman Spring: 1.9 mi
- Gallo Peak: 1.8 mi
- Manzano Peak: 2.9 mi
- Cerrito del Espia: 3.0 mi
- Osha Peak: 3.4 mi
- Capilla Peak: 5.5 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 11.5 mi
- Mountainair Historic Marker: 11.9 mi
- Stephen A. Sandlin Memorial Plaque: 11.9 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 12.7 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 13.4 mi
- New Mexico Zia: 11.9 mi
- Painted Pig Tank: 20.5 mi
- CNMCF Level I: 21.7 mi
- Belen B: 22.2 mi
- Los Lunas: 23.8 mi
- Quarai Museum: 6.8 mi
- Harvey House Museum: 20.3 mi
- Valencia County Historical Society Museum: 20.3 mi
- LL Heritage & Arts: 22.2 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 18.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 19.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 20.1 mi
- ATSF M-1: 20.4 mi
- Dust Bowl Home Historic Site: 21.8 mi
- Berkshire Hotel Historic Site: 22.4 mi
- Salinas National Monument Headquarters Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Canyon Picnic Grounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzano Peak | SW 222° | 3,060 m | 2.9 mi |
| Gallo Peak | NW 305° | 3,047 m | 1.8 mi |
| Bosque Peak | N 355° | 2,929 m | 9.9 mi |
| North Bosque Peak | N 353° | 2,909 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mosca Peak | N 3° | 2,890 m | 13.1 mi |
| Guadalupe Peak | N 0° | 2,873 m | 13.4 mi |
| Capilla Peak | N 7° | 2,852 m | 5.5 mi |
| Osha Peak | NNW 344° | 2,824 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:21 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 52 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainair 8NW, 6 mi away.
- creeping mahonia15 obs
- alpine cancer-root13 obs
- great mullein12 obs
- Greater Short-horned Lizard11 obs
- Northwestern Fritillary10 obs
- Whipple's penstemon9 obs
- Weidemeyer's Admiral8 obs
- Silver-spotted Skipper8 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/357598151
Day trips start here
- Central New Mexico · 15 mi
- Belen · 21 mi
- Los Lunas · 22 mi
Take the scenic way to Red Canyon Picnic Grounds.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.