- Elevation, modelled
- 1,621 m
- Tallest summit within 22.9 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 12.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Corrales Road2.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2430, -106.6658
Veterans Monument Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,621 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Wise Demonstration Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Corrales Road passes 2.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Veterans Monument Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | E 101° | 3,255 m | 12.4 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | E 93° | 3,184 m | 11.8 mi |
| The Needle | E 95° | 3,127 m | 11.7 mi |
| The Thumb | ESE 103° | 3,081 m | 12.2 mi |
| The Chimney | E 100° | 3,051 m | 12.1 mi |
| Tombstone | E 97° | 3,048 m | 12.1 mi |
| Jawbone | ESE 106° | 3,014 m | 13.5 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ESE 122° | 2,982 m | 15.7 mi |
- 2.8 mi off the Corrales Road
- 3.9 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 4.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 12.3 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
- Rio Rancho Sports Complex: 1.0 mi
- Chianti Park: 1.1 mi
- Sabana Heights Park: 1.2 mi
- Vista Sandia Park: 1.2 mi
- Snead Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Loma Colorado de Abajo: 2.0 mi
- Loma Coyote: 5.1 mi
- Loma Duran: 5.6 mi
- Picuda Peak: 7.5 mi
- Loma Machete: 7.7 mi
Attractions
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 3.4 mi
- Petroglyphs: 4.0 mi
- Petroglyphs: 4.0 mi
- Petroglyphs: 4.0 mi
- Petroglyphs: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 50
- Rams: 1.5 mi
- Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 2.6 mi
- The Bell Keepers: 3.7 mi
- BEER HERE: 5.2 mi
- Tree of Life: 7.4 mi
Museums: 29
Historic sites: 29
- McIlhaney Dairy: 6.8 mi
- BERNALILLO On the Camino Real Historic Marker: 8.1 mi
- Coronado Historic Site: 8.6 mi
- AT&SF 2926: 9.7 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Family Picnic Site: 10.3 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 10.4 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 10.4 mi
- Tingley Park: 11.4 mi
- Jemez Canyon Dam Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
Springs: 20
- Artesian Well: 8.8 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 10.6 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 11.0 mi
- Media Spring: 12.5 mi
- Osha Spring: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 16
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 0.0 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 8.8 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 8.8 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 9.0 mi
- South Garden: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 4.7 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 7.8 mi
- Trailhead: 12.0 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Travertine Falls: 18.4 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, 2 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 8 mi
- Albuquerque · 11 mi
- Cedar Crest · 19 mi
- Edgewood · 29 mi
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