Sister Cities Park
Sister Cities Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,600 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sidewinder, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.0 miles off.
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 3.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 5.1 mi off the Corrales Road
- 8.4 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 8 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 8 mi
- Bodhi Tree · 8 mi
- Domingo Baca Canyon Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sidewinder: 0.8 mi
- Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Rides - Aerogelic Ballooning: 2.8 mi
- Daniels House: 4.9 mi
- Expo New Mexico: 4.9 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 6.1 mi
- Jade Park: 1.0 mi
- Loma Del Norte Park: 1.2 mi
- Boyds-Leslie Park: 1.5 mi
- Novella Park: 1.5 mi
- Rancho De Palomas Park: 1.6 mi
- U Mound: 7.4 mi
- Juan Tabo Peak: 7.6 mi
- Whiskey Peak: 7.7 mi
- The Thumb: 7.9 mi
- Rincón Peak: 8.1 mi
- AA: 1.8 mi
- BEER HERE: 3.1 mi
- Tree of Life: 3.6 mi
- Giant Red Arrow: 3.7 mi
- Guardian: 3.9 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 2.8 mi
- The Grand Lodge Library & Museum: 4.5 mi
- Maxwell Museum of Anthropology: 5.3 mi
- Museum of Southwestern Biology: 5.4 mi
- University Art Museum: 5.4 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 6.1 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 6.3 mi
- Tingley Park: 6.8 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 7.0 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 7.0 mi
- McIlhaney Dairy: 2.5 mi
- Microsoft Original Headquarters Plaque: 5.2 mi
- USS NM Bell: 5.2 mi
- AT&SF 2926: 5.5 mi
- New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 5.7 mi
- Artesian Well: 5.6 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 6.9 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 6.9 mi
- Oso Springs: 7.0 mi
- Embudo Spring: 7.6 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 1.3 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 1.4 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 2.5 mi
- South Garden: 2.5 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 3.4 mi
- Trailhead: 7.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 9.3 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 9.8 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 11.4 mi
- Travertine Falls: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Sister Cities Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | ENE 61° | 3,255 m | 8.3 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NE 50° | 3,184 m | 9.0 mi |
| The Needle | NE 53° | 3,127 m | 8.5 mi |
| The Thumb | ENE 63° | 3,081 m | 7.9 mi |
| The Chimney | ENE 59° | 3,051 m | 8.2 mi |
| Tombstone | ENE 56° | 3,048 m | 8.5 mi |
| Jawbone | ENE 72° | 3,014 m | 8.5 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ESE 105° | 2,982 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
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 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Foothills NE, 5 mi away.
- Greater Roadrunner127 obs
- Western Honey Bee56 obs
- Southwestern Fence Lizard50 obs
- American Bumble Bee49 obs
- Apache plume42 obs
- Cooper's Hawk42 obs
- Convergent Lady Beetle38 obs
- Desert Cottontail29 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 way/165885188
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 6 mi
- Bernalillo · 10 mi
- Cedar Crest · 12 mi
- Central New Mexico · 23 mi
- Edgewood · 23 mi
- Los Lunas · 25 mi
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