- Elevation, modelled
- 1,814 m
- Tallest summit within 23.1 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 3.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 664.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2136, -106.5133
Artesian Well is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,814 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Juan Tabo Cabin, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Artesian Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | E 94° | 3,255 m | 3.6 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | ENE 65° | 3,184 m | 3.5 mi |
| The Needle | ENE 73° | 3,127 m | 3.2 mi |
| The Thumb | E 101° | 3,081 m | 3.4 mi |
| The Chimney | E 91° | 3,051 m | 3.3 mi |
| Tombstone | E 82° | 3,048 m | 3.4 mi |
| Jawbone | ESE 111° | 3,014 m | 4.7 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | SE 144° | 2,982 m | 7.9 mi |
- 4.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 3.6 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
- 3.6 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational
- 4.2 mi off the El Camino RealNational
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 3 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 3 mi
- Sandia Peak · 4 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Juan Tabo Peak: 2.0 mi
- Rincón Peak: 2.6 mi
- Rincón High Point: 2.7 mi
- The Prow: 2.9 mi
- The Needle: 3.2 mi
- Harrison H. Schmitt Big Sky Hang Glider Park: 2.2 mi
- Patricia Cassidy Park: 2.3 mi
- W. L. Jackson Park: 2.3 mi
- Big Sky Hanglider Park: 2.4 mi
- Altamonte Little League: 2.6 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 2.5 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 4.2 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 5.5 mi
- Sidewinder: 6.4 mi
- Daniels House: 6.5 mi
- t: 3.8 mi
- 38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud: 4.3 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 4.3 mi
- Shiny Orb Stone: 4.3 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 4.4 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 1.1 mi
- Old Shelter: 3.7 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 4.2 mi
- LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER: 6.5 mi
- McIlhaney Dairy: 7.6 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 5.0 mi
- Corrales Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 8.8 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 8.8 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 9.6 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 1.6 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 1.6 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 1.7 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 4.3 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 5.1 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 1.7 mi
- Media Spring: 4.3 mi
- Osha Spring: 4.9 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 4.9 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 5.4 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 4.8 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 4.9 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 7.6 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 8.1 mi
- South Garden: 8.2 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 7.0 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 9.7 mi
- Trailhead: 13.1 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 14.1 mi
- Travertine Falls: 10.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corrales, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jul–Oct — fullest in Aug, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge North Floodway Channel Near Alameda, NM, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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