- Elevation, modelled
- 1,508 m
- Tallest summit within 23.2 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 15.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 660.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 35.0807, -106.6649
Rio Grande Pool is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,508 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Asia, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Rio Grande Pool. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NE 54° | 3,255 m | 15.1 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NE 48° | 3,184 m | 15.9 mi |
| The Needle | NE 49° | 3,127 m | 15.4 mi |
| The Thumb | NE 54° | 3,081 m | 14.7 mi |
| The Chimney | NE 52° | 3,051 m | 15.0 mi |
| Tombstone | NE 51° | 3,048 m | 15.4 mi |
| Jawbone | ENE 60° | 3,014 m | 15.0 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ENE 78° | 2,982 m | 13.5 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 0.7 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 8.5 mi off the Corrales Road
- 15.1 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 13 mi
- Bet's Rock · 13 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 13 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Asia: 0.1 mi
- Pinkman’s Residence: 0.3 mi
- Kimo Theater Historic Site: 0.8 mi
- Rosenwald Building Historic Site: 0.8 mi
- Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Rides - Aerogelic Ballooning: 4.5 mi
Parks
- Rio Grande Triangle Dog Park: 0.1 mi
- Central Parq: 0.3 mi
- Rio Grande Park: 0.3 mi
- Tingley Field: 0.4 mi
- Forest Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- J A Volcano: 6.9 mi
- Black Volcano: 7.1 mi
- Vulcan Volcano: 7.4 mi
- Bond Volcano: 8.1 mi
- Butte Volcano: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 53
- Lioness and Cubs: 0.2 mi
- Cibolos del Río Grande: 0.2 mi
- Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout: 0.5 mi
- Clyde & Carrie Tingley: 0.6 mi
- Cervantes: 1.2 mi
Museums: 30
- New Mexico Holocaust Museum and Gellert Center for Education: 0.6 mi
- Telephone Pioneer Museum: 0.8 mi
- Turquoise Museum: 0.9 mi
- The Wheels Museum: 0.9 mi
- American International Rattlesnake Museum: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 29
- The Franciscan Hotel: 0.7 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 0.8 mi
- Fallout Shelter: 0.9 mi
- Harvey Girls: 1.0 mi
- New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites: 28
- Tingley Park: 0.4 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 12.3 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 13.1 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 13.9 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 14.0 mi
Springs: 23
- Embudo Spring: 11.4 mi
- Oso Springs: 12.3 mi
- Artesian Well: 12.6 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 12.7 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 16
- Barelas Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 1.2 mi
- ABQ BioPark (Botanic Garden): 1.3 mi
- Curandera Garden: 1.4 mi
- Castetter Greenhouse: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Trailhead: 0.8 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 7.2 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 14.6 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Carpenter: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Travertine Falls: 15.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 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 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RIO Grande Nature CTR, 4 mi away.
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