Tree Spring
Tree Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,551 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the west-northwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Tecolote Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Turquoise Trail runs past it.
How to reach it
- On the Turquoise Trail, National
- 1.4 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
- 6.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 6.8 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 1 mi
- Madera Overlook · 1 mi
- Balsam Glade Nature Tr - La Madera Canyon Overlook · 1 mi
- Southern Sandias Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tecolote Peak: 0.4 mi
- Capulin Peak: 1.8 mi
- Jawbone: 1.9 mi
- Alioth: 2.3 mi
- Dragons Tooth: 2.3 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 2.3 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 4.3 mi
- Daniels House: 7.6 mi
- Sidewinder: 11.0 mi
- RIM-2 Terrier: 11.5 mi
- Sandia Mountains Historical Marker: 2.8 mi
- Bear Canyon Scenic Easement: 4.1 mi
- Gutierrez Canyon-Milne Open Space: 5.0 mi
- W. L. Jackson Park: 5.3 mi
- Little Cloud Park: 5.4 mi
- ☮: 3.5 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 4.0 mi
- Shiny Orb Stone: 4.3 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 4.3 mi
- 38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud: 4.3 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 2.6 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 2.6 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 4.0 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 7.7 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 8.3 mi
- Old Shelter: 3.5 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 4.3 mi
- Pa-ako ruins: 5.0 mi
- Kief: 5.2 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 5.4 mi
- Dry Camp Picnic Ground: 0.5 mi
- Capulin Springs Picnic Ground: 1.7 mi
- Capulin Picnic Ground: 1.7 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 1.8 mi
- Doc Long Picnic Ground: 1.9 mi
- Wolf Spring: 1.6 mi
- Capulin Spring: 1.8 mi
- Cienega Spring: 1.9 mi
- Sulphur Canyon Spring: 2.0 mi
- Torro Spring: 2.5 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 9.0 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 9.2 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 10.3 mi
- Garden Center: 10.6 mi
- Winrock Garden: 11.1 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 4.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 12.9 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 14.1 mi
- Trailhead: 17.0 mi
- Travertine Falls: 6.8 mi
- Devils Throne: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Tree Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | WNW 293° | 3,255 m | 2.9 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NW 313° | 3,184 m | 4.2 mi |
| The Needle | NW 307° | 3,127 m | 3.9 mi |
| The Thumb | WNW 284° | 3,081 m | 3.0 mi |
| The Chimney | WNW 295° | 3,051 m | 3.2 mi |
| Tombstone | WNW 303° | 3,048 m | 3.4 mi |
| Jawbone | W 261° | 3,014 m | 1.9 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | SSW 197° | 2,982 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
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, 2 mi away.
- creeping mahonia141 obs
- Rocky Mountain beardtongue128 obs
- pinewoods geranium127 obs
- Whipple's penstemon115 obs
- Southwestern Ponderosa Pine109 obs
- Gambel Oak105 obs
- Western Wallflower101 obs
- great mullein101 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 node/7257521149
Day trips start here
- Cedar Crest · 6 mi
- Bernalillo · 11 mi
- Edgewood · 15 mi
- Albuquerque · 16 mi
- Madrid · 20 mi
- Central New Mexico · 25 mi
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