Summit Park in Albuquerque, NM

Summit Park is an established urban neighborhood in Albuquerque, bounded by Indian School Road on the north, Carlisle Boulevard on the east, Lomas Boulevard on the south and Girard Boulevard on the west. Its blocks filled in during the middle decades of the twentieth century with single-family houses on a flat, walkable grid. The city park that gives the neighborhood its name sits on Constitution Avenue inside those lines, and Bataan Park anchors the Lomas edge. The University of New Mexico's north campus stands just beyond the southwest corner, close enough that the neighborhood reads as part of the university's orbit.

Summit Park is organized around a City-recognized neighborhood association rather than a homeowners association, so no dues or covenants govern the properties. Membership is voluntary, and the group keeps a resident email list along with its own website.

Institutions shape the setting. The university's law school and medical complex sit off the southwest corner, and the North Golf Course lies west across Girard. Small businesses line the four arterials that form the boundaries, which keeps ordinary errands inside walking distance of most blocks.

ABQ RIDE routes run along the boundary streets, and residents use the interior grid for walking, jogging and cycling. Montezuma Elementary stands within the boundaries.