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Stardust Skies Park

Stardust Skies Park from directly overhead

Stardust Skies Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,627 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Novella Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.6 miles off.

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Coordinates35.12777, -106.56192

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Novella Park: 0.4 mi
  • Boyds-Leslie Park: 0.7 mi
  • Xeriscape Park: 0.9 mi
  • Arroyo del Oso Park (Soccer and Tennis Complex): 0.9 mi
  • La Palomita Park: 1.0 mi
Attractions
  • Sidewinder: 1.9 mi
  • Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Rides - Aerogelic Ballooning: 2.2 mi
  • Expo New Mexico: 3.3 mi
  • Daniels House: 3.4 mi
  • LGM-30 Minuteman: 4.5 mi
Peaks
  • U Mound: 5.6 mi
  • South Sandia Peak: 7.4 mi
  • Twin Peaks North: 7.7 mi
  • Whiskey Peak: 7.8 mi
  • Twin Peaks South: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 53
Museums: 30
Picnic sites: 28
Historic sites: 27
  • Microsoft Original Headquarters Plaque: 3.6 mi
  • McIlhaney Dairy: 3.8 mi
  • USS NM Bell: 4.5 mi
  • New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 5.5 mi
  • AT&SF 2926: 5.6 mi
Springs: 24
  • Oso Springs: 6.0 mi
  • Embudo Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Bear Canyon Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Artesian Well: 6.5 mi
  • Three Gun Spring: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Albuquerque Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Japanese Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Winrock Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Wildlife Habitat: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Trailhead: 7.0 mi
  • Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 10.3 mi
  • Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 11.0 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 11.2 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Stardust Skies Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestNE 48°3,255 m8.5 mi
North Sandia PeakNE 39°3,184 m9.5 mi
The NeedleNE 40°3,127 m9.0 mi
The ThumbNE 49°3,081 m8.1 mi
The ChimneyNE 46°3,051 m8.5 mi
TombstoneNE 44°3,048 m8.9 mi
JawboneENE 59°3,014 m8.3 mi
South Sandia PeakE 94°2,982 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:18
June solstice05:5319:4720:25
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1216:2016:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354047546373767467564435
Precip in0.70.91.10.90.70.62.62.71.61.30.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Foothills NE, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Greater Roadrunner172 obs
  • Western Honey Bee165 obs
  • American Bumble Bee115 obs
  • Southwestern Fence Lizard91 obs
  • Cooper's Hawk81 obs
  • Convergent Lady Beetle70 obs
  • Long-headed poppy67 obs
  • Western Black Widow66 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/173062658

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