TWA Flight 260
TWA Flight 260 is an attraction in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,657 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the north-northwest, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Dragons Tooth, a peak 0.1 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
aviation accident on February 19, 1955 in the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque, New Mexico
Wikidata Q7672510, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1955-02-19
What to expect
- Operated by
- Trans World Airlines
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 0.9 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
- 8.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 8.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Washout · 1 mi
- Domingo Baca Canyon Overlook · 1 mi
- Crinoid Fossils · 1 mi
- Bodhi Tree · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dragons Tooth: 0.1 mi
- Hail Peak: 0.2 mi
- Alioth: 0.3 mi
- Jawbone: 0.5 mi
- Whiskey Peak: 0.9 mi
- Sandia Mountains Historical Marker: 1.0 mi
- W. L. Jackson Park: 3.1 mi
- Bear Canyon Scenic Easement: 3.1 mi
- Little Cloud Park: 3.4 mi
- Patricia Cassidy Park: 3.7 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 2.1 mi
- Daniels House: 6.2 mi
- Sidewinder: 9.0 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 9.7 mi
- RIM-2 Terrier: 10.3 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 2.4 mi
- Shiny Orb Stone: 2.6 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 2.6 mi
- 38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud: 2.6 mi
- t: 4.0 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 4.6 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 4.6 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 5.6 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 8.4 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 8.8 mi
- Old Shelter: 1.5 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 2.7 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 3.1 mi
- Kief: 7.0 mi
- Pa-ako ruins: 7.3 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 1.7 mi
- Capulin Picnic Ground: 2.1 mi
- Dry Camp Picnic Ground: 2.2 mi
- Capulin Springs Picnic Ground: 2.2 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 2.6 mi
- Capulin Spring: 2.2 mi
- Tree Spring: 2.3 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 2.6 mi
- Media Spring: 2.9 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 3.2 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 7.0 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 7.1 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 8.7 mi
- Garden Center: 9.3 mi
- Winrock Garden: 9.5 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 6.0 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 10.9 mi
- Trailhead: 15.2 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 16.0 mi
- Travertine Falls: 7.4 mi
- Devils Throne: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of TWA Flight 260. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NNW 339° | 3,255 m | 1.1 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NNW 344° | 3,184 m | 2.9 mi |
| The Needle | NNW 338° | 3,127 m | 2.4 mi |
| The Thumb | NW 315° | 3,081 m | 0.9 mi |
| The Chimney | NNW 333° | 3,051 m | 1.4 mi |
| Tombstone | NNW 341° | 3,048 m | 1.9 mi |
| Jawbone | SE 137° | 3,014 m | 0.5 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | S 173° | 2,982 m | 5.2 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 | 05:52 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3735491569
Day trips start here
- Cedar Crest · 7 mi
- Bernalillo · 9 mi
- Albuquerque · 14 mi
- Edgewood · 17 mi
- Madrid · 22 mi
- Central New Mexico · 25 mi
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