- Elevation, modelled
- 1,555 m
- Tallest summit within 22.7 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 10.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Corrales Road1.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2858, -106.6019
Rio Vista Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,555 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Corrales Road passes 1.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Rio Vista Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | ESE 121° | 3,255 m | 10.1 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | ESE 113° | 3,184 m | 8.9 mi |
| The Needle | ESE 116° | 3,127 m | 9.0 mi |
| The Thumb | SE 124° | 3,081 m | 10.1 mi |
| The Chimney | ESE 121° | 3,051 m | 9.7 mi |
| Tombstone | ESE 118° | 3,048 m | 9.5 mi |
| Jawbone | SE 125° | 3,014 m | 11.5 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | SE 140° | 2,982 m | 15.0 mi |
- 1.1 mi off the Corrales Road
- 2.1 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 2.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 9.8 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 9 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 10 mi
- Sandia Peak · 10 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Trailhead Park: 0.5 mi
- Goodwin Park: 2.1 mi
- Cibola Village Little League: 2.2 mi
- Nome Park: 2.3 mi
- Olympus Park: 2.3 mi
Attractions
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 3.3 mi
- Petroglyphs: 8.3 mi
- Petroglyphs: 8.4 mi
- Petroglyphs: 8.4 mi
- Petroglyphs: 8.4 mi
Peaks
- Loma Colorado de Abajo: 3.7 mi
- Loma Coyote: 4.2 mi
- Loma Barbon: 5.3 mi
- Loma Machete: 6.0 mi
- Loma Duran: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 50
- Marian Shrine: 3.7 mi
- Rams: 4.1 mi
- Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 6.5 mi
- The Bell Keepers: 6.6 mi
- BEER HERE: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Coronado Historic Site: 3.9 mi
- BERNALILLO On the Camino Real Historic Marker: 4.1 mi
- LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER: 7.4 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 8.1 mi
- La Angostura: 8.6 mi
Museums: 29
Picnic sites: 24
- Jemez Canyon Dam Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 8.0 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 8.1 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 8.5 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 11.2 mi
Springs: 20
- Artesian Well: 7.1 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 7.2 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 8.4 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 9.1 mi
- Media Spring: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 16
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 4.7 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 9.5 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 9.6 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 11.3 mi
- South Garden: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 0.1 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 12.4 mi
- Trailhead: 15.4 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Travertine Falls: 17.7 mi
| 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 | 16:58 |
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 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RIO Rancho #1, 1 mi away.
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