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Ross Park

Ross Park from directly overhead

Ross Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,623 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cruising San Mateo I, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.3 miles off.

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Coordinates35.05936, -106.59007

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Zia: 1.0 mi
  • Expo New Mexico: 1.7 mi
  • MK-53 bomb: 3.1 mi
  • MK-17 bomb: 3.1 mi
  • Boeing CIM-10 Bomarc: 3.1 mi
Peaks
  • U Mound: 6.4 mi
  • Manzano Saddle: 6.7 mi
  • Twin Peaks North: 7.1 mi
  • Twin Peaks South: 7.3 mi
  • Cerro Pelon: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 54
Museums: 30
Historic sites: 29
Picnic sites: 28
Springs: 28
Gardens: 16
Nature reserves: 7
  • Trailhead: 4.2 mi
  • Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 11.4 mi
  • Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 12.8 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 15.7 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Ross Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestNE 37°3,255 m13.1 mi
North Sandia PeakNNE 32°3,184 m14.3 mi
The NeedleNNE 33°3,127 m13.8 mi
The ThumbNE 37°3,081 m12.6 mi
The ChimneyNE 36°3,051 m13.1 mi
TombstoneNE 35°3,048 m13.5 mi
JawboneNE 44°3,014 m12.5 mi
South Sandia PeakENE 65°2,982 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:18
June solstice05:5319:4720:24
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1116:2016:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374250576676797770584637
Precip in0.40.40.50.50.40.61.61.31.10.90.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Intl AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Greater Roadrunner253 obs
  • American Bumble Bee174 obs
  • Western Honey Bee135 obs
  • Long-headed poppy113 obs
  • House Sparrow91 obs
  • Curve-billed Thrasher91 obs
  • silverleaf nightshade89 obs
  • House Finch79 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/164926241

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