- Elevation, modelled
- 1,630 m
- Tallest summit within 21.8 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 13.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 35.0555, -106.5843
VA Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,630 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cruising San Mateo I, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of VA Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NE 35° | 3,255 m | 13.1 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NNE 30° | 3,184 m | 14.4 mi |
| The Needle | NNE 31° | 3,127 m | 13.8 mi |
| The Thumb | NE 36° | 3,081 m | 12.6 mi |
| The Chimney | NE 34° | 3,051 m | 13.1 mi |
| Tombstone | NNE 33° | 3,048 m | 13.6 mi |
| Jawbone | NE 42° | 3,014 m | 12.5 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ENE 63° | 2,982 m | 9.8 mi |
- 1.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 4.1 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 10.8 mi off the Corrales Road
- 11.2 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 9 mi
- Bet's Rock · 9 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 9 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ross Park: 0.4 mi
- USS Bullhead Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Wilson Park: 0.6 mi
- Lassetter Park: 0.6 mi
- Eunice Kalloch Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Zia: 0.6 mi
- Expo New Mexico: 1.8 mi
- MK-53 bomb: 2.9 mi
- MK-17 bomb: 2.9 mi
- Northrop SM-62 Snark: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- U Mound: 6.1 mi
- Manzano Saddle: 6.2 mi
- Twin Peaks North: 6.8 mi
- Twin Peaks South: 6.9 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 54
- Cruising San Mateo I: 0.3 mi
- Eagle Man: 1.9 mi
- Welcome to Burque: 2.3 mi
- WW2 Lobo Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Fiesta Dancers: 2.7 mi
Museums: 30
- Veterans Center: 1.0 mi
- Cavalcade of Wings: 1.9 mi
- DTRA Museum: 2.1 mi
- University Art Museum: 2.8 mi
- UNM Art Museum: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Microsoft Original Headquarters Plaque: 1.6 mi
- Flame of Hope: 2.0 mi
- ATLAS-I Trestle: 2.3 mi
- ATLAS-I Wedge: 2.4 mi
- USS NM Bell: 2.9 mi
Picnic sites: 28
- Tingley Park: 4.5 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 9.8 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Ground 5: 12.6 mi
- Picnic Ground 4: 12.6 mi
Springs: 28
- Embudo Spring: 7.4 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 8.8 mi
- Oso Springs: 9.0 mi
- South Sandia Spring: 9.5 mi
- Old South Sandia Spring: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 16
- International District Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Lobo Garden: 2.7 mi
- Castetter Greenhouse: 2.9 mi
- Winrock Garden: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Trailhead: 4.5 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 11.8 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 12.6 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 16.0 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Travertine Falls: 11.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 4 mi
- Cedar Crest · 12 mi
- Bernalillo · 17 mi
- Central New Mexico · 17 mi
- Los Lunas · 19 mi
- Edgewood · 22 mi
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