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Santa Fe Village Park

Santa Fe Village Park from directly overhead

Santa Fe Village Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,570 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Montaño West Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.3 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.14897, -106.71623

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Petroglyphs: 2.8 mi
  • Petroglyphs: 2.8 mi
  • Petroglyphs: 2.8 mi
  • Petroglyphs: 2.8 mi
  • Petroglyphs: 2.9 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 52
  • Tree of Life: 4.3 mi
  • The Rescue: 4.4 mi
  • Cervantes: 4.5 mi
  • American Flag Roof: 4.5 mi
  • Statue at Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 28
Picnic sites: 28
Springs: 20
  • Artesian Well: 12.3 mi
  • Drinking Fountain Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Bear Canyon Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Oso Springs: 14.7 mi
  • Embudo Spring: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 16
Nature reserves: 6
  • Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 2.1 mi
  • Trailhead: 6.3 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 11.5 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 12.5 mi
  • Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Santa Fe Village Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestENE 74°3,255 m15.6 mi
North Sandia PeakENE 68°3,184 m15.8 mi
The NeedleENE 69°3,127 m15.5 mi
The ThumbENE 75°3,081 m15.3 mi
The ChimneyENE 73°3,051 m15.5 mi
TombstoneENE 72°3,048 m15.6 mi
JawboneE 80°3,014 m16.1 mi
South Sandia PeakE 97°2,982 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5419:4820:25
September equinox06:5618:3219:05
December solstice07:1216:2016:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374249576676797770584537
Precip in0.60.40.70.50.40.31.51.61.60.90.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petroglyph Natl MON, under a mile away.

  • Common Side-blotched Lizard274 obs
  • silverleaf nightshade158 obs
  • Fourwing Saltbush145 obs
  • gypsum phacelia144 obs
  • Desert Millipede135 obs
  • Touristplant91 obs
  • Say's Phoebe79 obs
  • Greater Roadrunner78 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/172091833

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