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Tres Pistolas Open Space

Tres Pistolas Open Space from directly overhead

Tres Pistolas Open Space is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,866 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the north, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cañon de Carnuel Grant, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off.

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Coordinates35.07173, -106.43740

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 59
  • Daniels House: 4.9 mi
  • PGM-11 Redstone Rocket: 5.4 mi
  • RIM-2 Terrier: 5.5 mi
  • LTV A-7 Corsair: 5.5 mi
  • Republic F-105 Thunderchief: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 51
  • Musical Highway: 1.3 mi
  • Eye Of The Sandias: 1.7 mi
  • Aluminum Yucca: 2.4 mi
  • Luis Garcia: 2.7 mi
  • M: 4.3 mi
Museums: 33
Springs: 28
  • Three Gun Spring: 1.9 mi
  • South Sandia Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Embudo Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Carlito Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Old South Sandia Spring: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 28
Picnic sites: 28
  • Picnic Ground 5: 5.0 mi
  • Picnic Ground 4: 5.0 mi
  • Bobcat Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Bobcat Picnic Ground: 5.0 mi
  • Dove Picnic Ground: 5.0 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Garden Center: 5.3 mi
  • Albuquerque Rose Garden: 7.0 mi
  • La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Winrock Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 8.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Tres Pistolas Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestN 356°3,255 m9.6 mi
North Sandia PeakN 354°3,184 m11.3 mi
The NeedleN 354°3,127 m10.8 mi
The ThumbN 354°3,081 m9.2 mi
The ChimneyN 355°3,051 m9.8 mi
TombstoneN 355°3,048 m10.3 mi
JawboneN 1°3,014 m8.1 mi
South Sandia PeakN 6°2,982 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:5319:4620:24
September equinox06:5418:3119:04
December solstice07:1116:1916:58

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, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • scarlet hedgehog cactus62 obs
  • Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus60 obs
  • tree cholla51 obs
  • Sonoran scrub oak40 obs
  • Sandia Hairstreak35 obs
  • Cliff Fendlerbush33 obs
  • Apache plume28 obs
  • James’ beardtongue25 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/323465540

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