La Cueva Picnic Site
La Cueva Picnic Site is a picnic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,983 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Juan Tabo Cabin, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 2.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United Sates Forest Service
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 2.3 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
- 5.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 1 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 2 mi
- Bodhi Tree · 2 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 1.1 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 2.6 mi
- Daniels House: 5.9 mi
- Sidewinder: 7.0 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 7.1 mi
- W. L. Jackson Park: 1.5 mi
- Patricia Cassidy Park: 1.9 mi
- Little Cloud Park: 2.3 mi
- Harrison H. Schmitt Big Sky Hang Glider Park: 2.3 mi
- Sandia Mountains Historical Marker: 2.3 mi
- Whiskey Peak: 1.8 mi
- The Thumb: 1.9 mi
- The Chimney: 2.0 mi
- The Sentinel: 2.0 mi
- Sandia Crest: 2.2 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 3.0 mi
- Shiny Orb Stone: 3.0 mi
- 38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud: 3.0 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 3.1 mi
- t: 3.1 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 0.5 mi
- Old Shelter: 2.2 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 3.0 mi
- LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER: 6.8 mi
- McIlhaney Dairy: 8.5 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 6.3 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 7.2 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 7.2 mi
- Corrales Historical Society: 7.5 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 8.0 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 1.0 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 1.0 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 3.0 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 3.8 mi
- Capulin Picnic Ground: 4.2 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 0.7 mi
- Artesian Well: 1.6 mi
- Media Spring: 3.4 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 4.1 mi
- Osha Spring: 4.1 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 5.2 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 5.3 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 7.6 mi
- Winrock Garden: 8.4 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 8.6 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 8.2 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 8.5 mi
- Trailhead: 13.6 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 15.3 mi
- Travertine Falls: 9.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of La Cueva Picnic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | E 79° | 3,255 m | 2.2 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NE 40° | 3,184 m | 2.8 mi |
| The Needle | NE 46° | 3,127 m | 2.3 mi |
| The Thumb | E 90° | 3,081 m | 1.9 mi |
| The Chimney | ENE 72° | 3,051 m | 2.0 mi |
| Tombstone | ENE 60° | 3,048 m | 2.3 mi |
| Jawbone | ESE 109° | 3,014 m | 3.1 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | SSE 151° | 2,982 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1167293722
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 8 mi
- Cedar Crest · 9 mi
- Albuquerque · 12 mi
- Edgewood · 19 mi
- Madrid · 24 mi
- Central New Mexico · 26 mi
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