West Bluff Park
West Bluff Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,556 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is West Bluff Overlook Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.5 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 2.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 7.0 mi off the Corrales Road
- 15.6 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 15 mi
- Bet's Rock · 15 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 15 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Bluff Overlook Park: 0.1 mi
- El Rancho Atrisco Park: 0.7 mi
- Los Duranes Park: 0.8 mi
- West Old Town Park: 0.9 mi
- Redlands Park: 0.9 mi
- Asia: 2.8 mi
- Pinkman’s Residence: 2.8 mi
- Kimo Theater Historic Site: 3.1 mi
- Rosenwald Building Historic Site: 3.1 mi
- Petroglyphs: 5.2 mi
- J A Volcano: 4.4 mi
- Black Volcano: 4.5 mi
- Vulcan Volcano: 4.7 mi
- Bond Volcano: 5.4 mi
- Butte Volcano: 5.7 mi
- The Rescue: 1.5 mi
- American Flag Roof: 1.7 mi
- Cervantes: 1.9 mi
- Clyde & Carrie Tingley: 2.1 mi
- Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout: 2.3 mi
- The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History: 1.8 mi
- American International Rattlesnake Museum: 1.9 mi
- Explora: 2.0 mi
- Indian Pueblo Cultural Center: 2.1 mi
- New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Tingley Park: 3.1 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 13.3 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 13.5 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 14.1 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 14.2 mi
- AT&SF 2926: 2.4 mi
- New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 2.9 mi
- The Franciscan Hotel: 3.0 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 3.1 mi
- Fallout Shelter: 3.2 mi
- Artesian Well: 12.6 mi
- Embudo Spring: 13.2 mi
- Oso Springs: 13.7 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 13.8 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 14.1 mi
- Curandera Garden: 1.3 mi
- ABQ BioPark (Botanic Garden): 1.5 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 1.5 mi
- Barelas Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Castetter Greenhouse: 4.6 mi
- Trailhead: 3.4 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 4.5 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 13.3 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 18.0 mi
- Carpenter: 5.5 mi
- Travertine Falls: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of West Bluff Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | ENE 64° | 3,255 m | 15.6 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | ENE 57° | 3,184 m | 16.1 mi |
| The Needle | ENE 59° | 3,127 m | 15.7 mi |
| The Thumb | ENE 64° | 3,081 m | 15.2 mi |
| The Chimney | ENE 63° | 3,051 m | 15.5 mi |
| Tombstone | ENE 61° | 3,048 m | 15.8 mi |
| Jawbone | ENE 70° | 3,014 m | 15.7 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | E 87° | 2,982 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RIO Grande Nature CTR, 2 mi away.
- Wood Duck626 obs
- Southwestern Fence Lizard442 obs
- Spotted Towhee387 obs
- White-crowned Sparrow376 obs
- Canada Goose374 obs
- Pond Slider357 obs
- Mallard353 obs
- Greater Roadrunner345 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/172116711
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 3 mi
- Bernalillo · 16 mi
- Cedar Crest · 18 mi
- Los Lunas · 21 mi
- Central New Mexico · 23 mi
- Edgewood · 29 mi
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