- Elevation, modelled
- 1,995 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 16.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Salt Missions Trail1.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 35.0882, -106.1925
Venus Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,995 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildlife West Nature Park, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Salt Missions Trail passes 1.5 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Venus Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | WNW 300° | 3,255 m | 16.8 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NW 304° | 3,184 m | 18.1 mi |
| The Needle | WNW 303° | 3,127 m | 17.9 mi |
| The Thumb | WNW 299° | 3,081 m | 16.8 mi |
| The Chimney | WNW 300° | 3,051 m | 17.1 mi |
| Tombstone | WNW 302° | 3,048 m | 17.3 mi |
| Jawbone | WNW 297° | 3,014 m | 15.4 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | W 279° | 2,982 m | 13.7 mi |
- 1.5 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 1.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 9.9 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational
- 15.0 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Rock Overlook · 14 mi
- Bet's Rock · 14 mi
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 14 mi
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- ECHO Ridge Park: 3.1 mi
- Loma Ponderosa Open Space: 6.6 mi
- Sedillo Ridge Open Space: 6.8 mi
- Gutierrez Canyon Open Space: 8.8 mi
- Sabino Canyon Open Space: 9.3 mi
- South Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Baldy: 8.6 mi
- Monte Largo: 8.6 mi
- Cedro Peak: 9.3 mi
- Oro Quay Peak: 11.2 mi
- McCall's Pumpkin Patch: 8.1 mi
- Henderson Store: 12.3 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 15.9 mi
- Daniels House: 17.6 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 17.7 mi
- BME: 3.6 mi
- Happy Firetruck: 5.1 mi
- 66: 8.4 mi
- ☮: 10.5 mi
- Luis Garcia: 11.2 mi
- Oak Flat Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Pine Flat Picnic Site: 9.6 mi
- Deadman Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Carolino Canyon Reservation Area: 10.4 mi
- Carolino Canyon Reservation Area: 10.5 mi
- Mud Spring: 11.2 mi
- Carlito Spring: 11.7 mi
- Sulphur Canyon Spring: 12.0 mi
- Torro Spring: 12.3 mi
- Cienega Spring: 12.4 mi
- Moriarty Historical Society Museum: 10.0 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 10.6 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 10.7 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 10.8 mi
- Lewis Auto Museum: 11.0 mi
- Kief: 9.0 mi
- Memorial of Perpetual Tears: 9.7 mi
- Pa-ako ruins: 10.4 mi
- Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker: 11.0 mi
- Public Safety Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Garden Center: 19.1 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 20.4 mi
- Winrock Garden: 20.9 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 21.0 mi
- La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 1.3 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 10.9 mi
- White Bluffs: 23.0 mi
- Devils Throne: 25.0 mi
- Travertine Falls: 11.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:18 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moriarty 1 NE, 10 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Edgewood · 1 mi
- Cedar Crest · 10 mi
- Madrid · 22 mi
- Central New Mexico · 24 mi
- Bernalillo · 25 mi
- Albuquerque · 26 mi
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