- Elevation, modelled
- 2,103 m
- Tallest summit within 23.2 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 7.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Turquoise Trail0.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 35.1251, -106.3786
Picnic Ground 4 is a picnic site in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,103 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Ground 5, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Turquoise Trail passes 0.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Picnic Ground 4. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NW 326° | 3,255 m | 7.1 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NNW 330° | 3,184 m | 8.8 mi |
| The Needle | NNW 327° | 3,127 m | 8.4 mi |
| The Thumb | NW 322° | 3,081 m | 6.9 mi |
| The Chimney | NW 325° | 3,051 m | 7.4 mi |
| Tombstone | NNW 327° | 3,048 m | 7.8 mi |
| Jawbone | NW 324° | 3,014 m | 5.5 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | W 264° | 2,982 m | 3.0 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational
- 1.9 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 2.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 6.3 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Rock Overlook · 4 mi
- Bet's Rock · 4 mi
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 4 mi
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Gutierrez Canyon-Milne Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Ojito de San Antonio Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Gutierrez Canyon Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Carlito Springs Open Space: 2.9 mi
- Luis Garcia Park: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- South Sandia Peak: 3.0 mi
- Tecolote Peak: 5.2 mi
- Cedro Peak: 5.2 mi
- Jawbone: 5.5 mi
- Dragons Tooth: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 60
- TWA Flight 260: 6.0 mi
- Daniels House: 7.0 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 7.3 mi
- RIM-2 Terrier: 9.7 mi
- PGM-11 Redstone Rocket: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 53
- 66: 2.6 mi
- Luis Garcia: 3.2 mi
- ☮: 4.1 mi
- Musical Highway: 4.2 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 5.5 mi
Museums: 33
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 1.4 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 2.9 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 3.1 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 3.1 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Kief: 2.5 mi
- Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker: 3.1 mi
- Public Safety Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 5.8 mi
- Old Shelter: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 27
- Picnic Ground 5: 0.0 mi
- Dove Picnic Ground: 0.1 mi
- Dove Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
- Bobcat Picnic Ground: 0.1 mi
- Bobcat Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
Springs: 27
- Mud Spring: 0.4 mi
- Torro Spring: 2.4 mi
- Carlito Spring: 2.8 mi
- Old South Sandia Spring: 3.1 mi
- Cienega Spring: 3.1 mi
Gardens: 16
- Garden Center: 9.1 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 9.9 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 10.2 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 10.2 mi
- Winrock Garden: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 0.0 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 10.6 mi
- Trailhead: 16.5 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Travertine Falls: 2.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandia Park, 6 mi away.
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