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Romero Park

Romero Park from directly overhead

Romero Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,009 m. Lake Peak stands 3,771 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey, a artwork 0.6 miles away. El Camino Real passes 0.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2009 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Santa Fe County
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.65913, -106.02620

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Turkey: 0.6 mi
  • Vasulka: 0.7 mi
  • Morning Zia: 1.5 mi
  • TaranTula: 1.7 mi
  • Wolf: 1.7 mi
Parks
  • Cielo Azul Park: 0.7 mi
  • Cielo Azul Park: 0.7 mi
  • Las Acequias Park: 0.8 mi
  • Calle Nueva Vista Park: 0.8 mi
  • Roadrunner West Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums: 34
Attractions: 31
Gardens: 17
Springs: 11
  • Soda Springs: 13.5 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 13.9 mi
  • Doe Springs: 14.9 mi
  • Yoh toh: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 11.4 mi
  • Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 14.6 mi
  • Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hyde Park Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Romero Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lake PeakENE 56°3,771 m17.2 mi
Penitente PeakENE 57°3,720 m17.5 mi
Tesuque PeakENE 58°3,656 m16.2 mi
Aspen PeakNE 51°3,384 m15.7 mi
Thompson PeakE 86°3,215 m12.4 mi
Glorieta BaldyE 92°3,116 m12.7 mi
Sierra PeladaE 98°2,962 m9.0 mi
Monument RockENE 78°2,830 m12.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:16
June solstice05:4919:4620:24
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1116:1616:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303542485767716962513930
Precip in0.60.50.70.60.90.92.32.01.41.30.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE 2, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Gunnison's Prairie Dog158 obs
  • House Finch144 obs
  • Common Raven126 obs
  • House Sparrow118 obs
  • Western Honey Bee55 obs
  • Cassin's Kingbird44 obs
  • Rubber Rabbitbrush41 obs
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove40 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/653884191

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