- Elevation, modelled
- 1,559 m
- Tallest summit within 22.4 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 12.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Corrales Road1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2095, -106.6664
Tres Placitas Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,559 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sedan Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Corrales Road passes 1.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Tres Placitas Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | E 90° | 3,255 m | 12.2 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | E 81° | 3,184 m | 12.0 mi |
| The Needle | E 84° | 3,127 m | 11.8 mi |
| The Thumb | E 92° | 3,081 m | 12.0 mi |
| The Chimney | E 89° | 3,051 m | 12.0 mi |
| Tombstone | E 86° | 3,048 m | 12.1 mi |
| Jawbone | E 96° | 3,014 m | 13.1 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ESE 115° | 2,982 m | 14.7 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Corrales Road
- 3.0 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 3.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 12.2 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 11 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 12 mi
- Sandia Peak · 12 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sedan Park: 0.1 mi
- Solida Del Sol Park: 0.5 mi
- Hunters Run Park: 0.7 mi
- Haynes Park: 0.9 mi
- Black Arroyo Park: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Petroglyphs: 2.0 mi
- Petroglyphs: 2.0 mi
- Petroglyphs: 2.0 mi
- Petroglyphs: 2.0 mi
- Petroglyphs: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Loma Colorado de Abajo: 4.3 mi
- Butte Volcano: 6.7 mi
- Bond Volcano: 7.0 mi
- Loma Coyote: 7.4 mi
- Vulcan Volcano: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 50
- Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 0.4 mi
- The Bell Keepers: 1.9 mi
- BEER HERE: 3.3 mi
- Rams: 3.8 mi
- Tree of Life: 5.1 mi
Museums: 29
Historic sites: 28
- McIlhaney Dairy: 4.7 mi
- AT&SF 2926: 7.4 mi
- New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 8.1 mi
- The Franciscan Hotel: 8.6 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 28
- Tingley Park: 9.1 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 10.1 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 10.2 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 10.3 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 11.5 mi
Springs: 20
- Artesian Well: 8.6 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 10.4 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 11.7 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 12.5 mi
- Media Spring: 12.7 mi
Gardens: 16
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 2.3 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 6.9 mi
- South Garden: 6.9 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 7.4 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 6.1 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 6.5 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Trailhead: 9.7 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Travertine Falls: 17.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RIO Rancho #2, 3 mi away.
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