- Elevation, modelled
- 1,571 m
- Tallest summit within 22.9 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 13.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66on it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 35.0818, -106.6260
Tight Grove is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,571 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lobo Sculpture, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Tight Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NE 48° | 3,255 m | 13.3 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NE 42° | 3,184 m | 14.3 mi |
| The Needle | NE 43° | 3,127 m | 13.8 mi |
| The Thumb | NE 49° | 3,081 m | 12.9 mi |
| The Chimney | NE 47° | 3,051 m | 13.3 mi |
| Tombstone | NE 46° | 3,048 m | 13.7 mi |
| Jawbone | NE 55° | 3,014 m | 13.1 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ENE 76° | 2,982 m | 11.4 mi |
- On the Historic Route 66National
- 1.5 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 8.5 mi off the Corrales Road
- 13.4 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 11 mi
- Bet's Rock · 11 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 11 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Parsons Grove: 0.2 mi
- Yale Park: 0.3 mi
- Spruce Park: 0.4 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 0.5 mi
- Hokona Courtyard: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- Rosenwald Building Historic Site: 1.4 mi
- Kimo Theater Historic Site: 1.5 mi
- Pinkman’s Residence: 2.0 mi
- Asia: 2.2 mi
- Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Rides - Aerogelic Ballooning: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- U Mound: 8.2 mi
- J A Volcano: 8.8 mi
- Black Volcano: 9.0 mi
- Vulcan Volcano: 9.2 mi
- Manzano Saddle: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 53
- Lobo Sculpture: 0.0 mi
- Lobo Head Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Cubicion: 0.2 mi
- Tribute to Mother Earth: 0.2 mi
- Modern Art: 0.4 mi
Museums: 30
- Meteorite Museum: 0.2 mi
- Silver Family Geology Museum: 0.2 mi
- Maxwell Museum of Anthropology: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Southwestern Biology: 0.3 mi
- UNM Art Museum: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 29
- USS NM Bell: 0.4 mi
- Harvey Girls: 1.3 mi
- Fallout Shelter: 1.3 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 1.4 mi
- New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites: 28
- Tingley Park: 1.9 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 10.4 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 11.5 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 12.4 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 12.4 mi
Springs: 27
- Embudo Spring: 9.2 mi
- Oso Springs: 10.2 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 10.7 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 10.7 mi
- Artesian Well: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 16
- Castetter Greenhouse: 0.2 mi
- Lobo Garden: 0.7 mi
- Barelas Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- International District Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- South Garden: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Trailhead: 2.2 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 8.8 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 14.2 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 14.3 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Travertine Falls: 13.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 1 mi
- Cedar Crest · 14 mi
- Bernalillo · 16 mi
- Central New Mexico · 19 mi
- Los Lunas · 20 mi
- Edgewood · 25 mi
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