Carolino Canyon Reservation Area
Carolino Canyon Reservation Area is a picnic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,290 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. Salt Missions Trail runs past it. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Albuquerque
How to reach it
- On the Salt Missions Trail
- 7.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 6.9 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 16.4 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Rock Overlook · 10 mi
- Bet's Rock · 10 mi
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 10 mi
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunflower Meadow Park: 0.8 mi
- Oak Flat: 1.0 mi
- Hockett Park: 3.7 mi
- Sabino Canyon Open Space: 3.7 mi
- Sedillo Ridge Open Space: 4.6 mi
- Cedro Peak: 4.9 mi
- Sol se Mete Peak: 4.9 mi
- Mount Washington: 5.0 mi
- Manzano Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 7.0 mi
- PGM-11 Redstone Rocket: 12.9 mi
- Republic F-105 Thunderchief: 12.9 mi
- V-750 Dvina: 12.9 mi
- LTV A-7 Corsair: 12.9 mi
- MIG-21: 12.9 mi
- Luis Garcia: 7.5 mi
- Musical Highway: 7.8 mi
- Happy Firetruck: 8.3 mi
- 66: 8.4 mi
- Eye Of The Sandias: 10.1 mi
- Carlito Spring: 8.3 mi
- South Sandia Spring: 9.7 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 10.1 mi
- Old South Sandia Spring: 10.1 mi
- Mud Spring: 10.5 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 7.0 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 7.5 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 11.2 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: 12.9 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science and History: 12.9 mi
- Carolino Canyon Reservation Area: 0.1 mi
- Oak Flat Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Deadman Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Pine Flat Picnic Site: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Ground 5: 10.1 mi
- Public Safety Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker: 7.4 mi
- Kief: 10.7 mi
- ATLAS-I Wedge: 13.3 mi
- ATLAS-I Trestle: 13.4 mi
- Garden Center: 13.2 mi
- La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 15.3 mi
- Winrock Garden: 15.3 mi
- International District Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 9.4 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 10.2 mi
- Trailhead: 19.8 mi
- Travertine Falls: 8.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carolino Canyon Reservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NNW 336° | 3,255 m | 17.0 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NNW 337° | 3,184 m | 18.8 mi |
| The Needle | NNW 336° | 3,127 m | 18.4 mi |
| The Thumb | NNW 335° | 3,081 m | 16.8 mi |
| The Chimney | NNW 336° | 3,051 m | 17.3 mi |
| Tombstone | NNW 337° | 3,048 m | 17.8 mi |
| Gallo Peak | SSW 195° | 3,047 m | 24.8 mi |
| Jawbone | NNW 337° | 3,014 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
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 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Foothills NE, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1363185479
Day trips start here
- Cedar Crest · 9 mi
- Edgewood · 10 mi
- Central New Mexico · 14 mi
- Albuquerque · 20 mi
- Bernalillo · 25 mi
- Los Lunas · 26 mi
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