Eye Of The Sandias
Eye Of The Sandias is an artwork in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,204 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the north, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is U Mound, a peak 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.9 miles off.
Human eye painted on a boulder
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2204 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 4.4 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 4.4 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 9.2 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 2 mi
- Bet's Rock · 2 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 2 mi
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- U Mound: 0.9 mi
- Twin Peaks North: 1.9 mi
- Twin Peaks South: 2.2 mi
- Manzano Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 3.5 mi
- Supper Rock Park: 1.4 mi
- Cañon de Carnuel Grant: 1.5 mi
- City View Estates Park: 1.6 mi
- Embudo Hills Park: 1.6 mi
- Tres Pistolas Open Space: 1.7 mi
- Daniels House: 3.6 mi
- PGM-11 Redstone Rocket: 3.8 mi
- RIM-2 Terrier: 3.9 mi
- LTV A-7 Corsair: 3.9 mi
- Republic F-105 Thunderchief: 3.9 mi
- Aluminum Yucca: 1.1 mi
- M: 2.7 mi
- Musical Highway: 2.9 mi
- Luis Garcia: 4.3 mi
- Osos del Cañon: 4.8 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: 3.9 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science and History: 3.9 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 4.7 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 4.8 mi
- DTRA Museum: 5.0 mi
- Embudo Spring: 1.4 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 2.2 mi
- South Sandia Spring: 2.8 mi
- Old South Sandia Spring: 3.0 mi
- Carlito Spring: 3.8 mi
- Public Safety Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker: 4.5 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 6.0 mi
- ATLAS-I Trestle: 6.1 mi
- ATLAS-I Wedge: 6.1 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Ground 5: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Ground 4: 6.0 mi
- Bobcat Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Bobcat Picnic Ground: 6.0 mi
- Garden Center: 3.6 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 5.3 mi
- La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Winrock Garden: 5.6 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 7.3 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 6.0 mi
- Trailhead: 11.1 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 14.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 16.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Travertine Falls: 4.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Eye Of The Sandias. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | N 6° | 3,255 m | 9.3 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | N 3° | 3,184 m | 11.0 mi |
| The Needle | N 2° | 3,127 m | 10.5 mi |
| The Thumb | N 4° | 3,081 m | 8.9 mi |
| The Chimney | N 4° | 3,051 m | 9.5 mi |
| Tombstone | N 4° | 3,048 m | 10.0 mi |
| Jawbone | NNE 12° | 3,014 m | 8.0 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | NNE 33° | 2,982 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:19 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
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 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Foothills NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10812230037
Day trips start here
- Cedar Crest · 6 mi
- Albuquerque · 10 mi
- Bernalillo · 16 mi
- Edgewood · 16 mi
- Central New Mexico · 17 mi
- Los Lunas · 24 mi
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