Shooting Range State Park
Shooting Range State Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,832 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Compass Rose, a artwork 3.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1832 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.0 mi off the Corrales Road
- 11.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 23.0 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 22 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 22 mi
- Bodhi Tree · 23 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bond Volcano: 4.5 mi
- Vulcan Volcano: 4.6 mi
- Butte Volcano: 4.6 mi
- Black Volcano: 4.7 mi
- J A Volcano: 4.8 mi
- Alpine Park: 6.0 mi
- Tuscorora Park: 6.2 mi
- Ventana West Park: 6.5 mi
- Hailey Ratliff Trails Park: 6.7 mi
- Briar Ridge Park: 6.7 mi
- Needalocker Hill/Bart's Rock: 7.4 mi
- Dragon's Back/(Big) Snoopy: 7.4 mi
- (Little) Snoopy Rock: 7.4 mi
- The Canyon: 7.6 mi
- Crystal Hill: 7.7 mi
- Compass Rose: 3.0 mi
- American Flag Roof: 9.8 mi
- The Rescue: 10.5 mi
- Clyde & Carrie Tingley: 11.0 mi
- Cervantes: 11.1 mi
- The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History: 11.0 mi
- American International Rattlesnake Museum: 11.0 mi
- Explora: 11.2 mi
- Indian Pueblo Cultural Center: 11.2 mi
- New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society: 11.6 mi
- AT&SF 2926: 11.6 mi
- The Franciscan Hotel: 12.1 mi
- New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 12.1 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 12.3 mi
- Fallout Shelter: 12.4 mi
- Curandera Garden: 10.3 mi
- ABQ BioPark (Botanic Garden): 10.5 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 10.5 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 12.2 mi
- Barelas Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Artesian Well: 19.6 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 21.2 mi
- Embudo Spring: 22.3 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 22.3 mi
- Oso Springs: 22.3 mi
- Tingley Park: 12.0 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 20.8 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 21.2 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 21.2 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 21.5 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 5.6 mi
- Trailhead: 12.1 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 16.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 17.9 mi
- El Cerro de Los Lunas Preserve: 24.4 mi
- Standing Rock: 17.0 mi
- Puerto Grande: 24.9 mi
- Carpenter: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Shooting Range State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | E 80° | 3,255 m | 23.0 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | ENE 76° | 3,184 m | 23.0 mi |
| The Needle | ENE 77° | 3,127 m | 22.8 mi |
| The Thumb | E 81° | 3,081 m | 22.7 mi |
| The Chimney | E 79° | 3,051 m | 22.8 mi |
| Tombstone | ENE 78° | 3,048 m | 23.0 mi |
| Jawbone | E 84° | 3,014 m | 23.6 mi |
| Hail Peak | E 82° | 2,947 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:21 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petroglyph Natl MON, 8 mi away.
- Gopher Snake4 obs
- Sanderling3 obs
- Prairie Rattlesnake3 obs
- Short-billed Dowitcher2 obs
- Red-necked Phalarope2 obs
- Roundtail Horned Lizard2 obs
- Greater Short-horned Lizard2 obs
- Texas Brown Tarantula2 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/357621826
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 12 mi
- Bernalillo · 20 mi
- Los Lunas · 25 mi
- Cedar Crest · 27 mi
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