Yellowstone Spring
Yellowstone Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,723 m. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cave Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Salt Missions Trail passes 7.5 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Spout filling Circular Tub, 1.5 meter diameter
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 15.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 18.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.8 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Rock Overlook · 22 mi
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 22 mi
- Bet's Rock · 22 mi
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Canyon Picnic Grounds: 10.9 mi
- Hockett Park: 12.9 mi
- Cypress Estates Park: 14.1 mi
- La Bonitas Park: 14.7 mi
- Sunflower Meadow Park: 14.8 mi
- Cave Spring: 0.7 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 1.2 mi
- Los Vayas Spring: 1.5 mi
- Upper Fourth of July Spring: 1.8 mi
- Forth of July Spring: 2.0 mi
- Berkshire Hotel Historic Site: 20.5 mi
- Zia: 20.8 mi
- PGM-11 Redstone Rocket: 20.8 mi
- V-750 Dvina: 20.8 mi
- MIM-14 Nike Hercules: 20.8 mi
- CNMCF Level I: 19.0 mi
- Giant Stone Rattlesnake: 19.6 mi
- Los Lunas: 19.7 mi
- Los Lunas: 19.8 mi
- Aluminum Yucca: 19.9 mi
- Bosque Peak: 1.3 mi
- North Bosque Peak: 1.3 mi
- Cerro Blanco: 1.4 mi
- Mosca Peak: 2.3 mi
- Guadalupe Peak: 2.6 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 7.5 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 17.9 mi
- War Cannon: 18.1 mi
- Founders' Wall: 18.4 mi
- Quarai Museum: 14.4 mi
- LL Heritage & Arts: 18.2 mi
- DTRA Museum: 20.2 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 20.5 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: 20.9 mi
- Carolino Canyon Reservation Area: 15.0 mi
- Carolino Canyon Reservation Area: 15.0 mi
- Deadman Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Oak Flat Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Pine Flat Picnic Site: 16.8 mi
- Garden Center: 21.8 mi
- International District Community Garden: 22.4 mi
- La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 22.4 mi
- Winrock Garden: 23.5 mi
- Lobo Garden: 23.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.6 mi
- El Cerro de Los Lunas Preserve: 21.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 23.1 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 23.5 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 24.0 mi
- Travertine Falls: 21.8 mi
- Carpenter: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yellowstone Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzano Peak | S 188° | 3,060 m | 13.2 mi |
| Gallo Peak | S 188° | 3,047 m | 9.9 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | N 358° | 2,982 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bosque Peak | SW 219° | 2,929 m | 1.3 mi |
| North Bosque Peak | WSW 241° | 2,909 m | 1.3 mi |
| Mosca Peak | NNE 19° | 2,890 m | 2.3 mi |
| Guadalupe Peak | N 5° | 2,873 m | 2.6 mi |
| Capilla Peak | S 172° | 2,852 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 52 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainair 8NW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10095798300
Day trips start here
- Central New Mexico · 5 mi
- Los Lunas · 18 mi
- Belen · 22 mi
- Cedar Crest · 23 mi
- Edgewood · 24 mi
- Albuquerque · 25 mi
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