Santa Fe Recreation Area
Santa Fe Recreation Area is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 3,151 m. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry Duke Windsor 1877-1933, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3151 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- On the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 8.1 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 10.8 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 1 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 1 mi
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 1 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Henry Duke Windsor 1877-1933: 0.5 mi
- Agua Sarca Cabin: 7.7 mi
- Jamie Koch: 7.7 mi
- Two Mile Dam and Reservoir: 9.2 mi
- Fort Marcy (ruins): 10.3 mi
- Aspen Peak: 0.6 mi
- Tesuque Peak: 1.4 mi
- Deception Peak: 1.6 mi
- Lake Peak: 1.7 mi
- Penitente Peak: 2.1 mi
- Cody's Glade: 0.8 mi
- Big Rocks Glade: 1.1 mi
- Hyde Memorial State Park: 4.5 mi
- All Creatures Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
- The Meadow: 7.7 mi
- Blue Bike: 5.6 mi
- Totem Pole: 9.0 mi
- Moose: 9.3 mi
- St. Francis: 9.9 mi
- Painter: 10.5 mi
- Water History Museum: 10.3 mi
- Verve Abode: 10.5 mi
- Aaron Payne Fine Art: 10.5 mi
- New Mexico History Museum: 10.7 mi
- The Palace Press: 10.7 mi
- Nun's corner: 7.0 mi
- Connells Cabin Historic Site: 7.7 mi
- Tesuque: 9.4 mi
- Camel Rock: 10.2 mi
- Allison Dormitory Historic Site: 10.4 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 8.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 8.9 mi
- Terrace Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Adam Gabriel Armijo Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Schepps' Garden: 10.9 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 1.4 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 5.2 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 9.4 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 11.3 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 8.0 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 12.4 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 13.7 mi
- Soda Springs: 21.1 mi
- Hermit's Spring: 21.6 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 17.0 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 17.4 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 18.8 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 24.7 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 3.9 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 4.5 mi
- Quemado Falls: 15.4 mi
- Pecos Falls: 16.8 mi
- Buckman: 20.4 mi
- Las Ruedas: 22.3 mi
- Bonanza City: 24.1 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Santa Fe Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | NE 35° | 3,976 m | 14.8 mi |
| Truchas Peak | NE 37° | 3,975 m | 14.5 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | NE 37° | 3,956 m | 15.8 mi |
| Chimayosos Peak | NE 41° | 3,914 m | 16.4 mi |
| Santa Fe Baldy | NE 44° | 3,847 m | 3.5 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | NE 44° | 3,806 m | 10.9 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | NNE 31° | 3,805 m | 17.4 mi |
| Lake Peak | E 89° | 3,771 m | 1.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
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 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE Seton, 15 mi away.
- fireweed155 obs
- Richardson's geranium136 obs
- quaking aspen109 obs
- Canada Jay108 obs
- Western Rattlesnake Plantain99 obs
- Corn Lily87 obs
- thimbleberry83 obs
- owlsclaws77 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/357598848
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