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Carpenter

Carpenter from directly overhead

Carpenter is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,578 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Altura Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.4 miles off.

human settlement in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates35.10000, -106.60000

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Peaks
  • U Mound: 6.9 mi
  • Twin Peaks North: 8.4 mi
  • Twin Peaks South: 8.6 mi
  • Manzano Saddle: 8.9 mi
  • South Sandia Peak: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 54
Museums: 30
Picnic sites: 28
Historic sites: 27
  • USS NM Bell: 1.6 mi
  • Microsoft Original Headquarters Plaque: 2.1 mi
  • New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 2.9 mi
  • Harvey Girls: 3.0 mi
  • Fallout Shelter: 3.0 mi
Springs: 26
  • Embudo Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Oso Springs: 8.4 mi
  • Bear Canyon Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Three Gun Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Artesian Well: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Lobo Garden: 1.3 mi
  • South Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Wildlife Habitat: 1.6 mi
  • Castetter Greenhouse: 1.8 mi
  • Winrock Garden: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
  • Trailhead: 4.1 mi
  • Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 9.5 mi
  • Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 12.6 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 12.9 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Carpenter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestNE 48°3,255 m11.4 mi
North Sandia PeakNE 41°3,184 m12.4 mi
The NeedleNE 42°3,127 m11.9 mi
The ThumbNE 49°3,081 m10.9 mi
The ChimneyNE 47°3,051 m11.4 mi
TombstoneNE 45°3,048 m11.7 mi
JawboneENE 56°3,014 m11.1 mi
South Sandia PeakE 81°2,982 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:18
June solstice05:5319:4720:25
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1216:2016:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374250576676797770584637
Precip in0.40.40.50.50.40.61.61.31.10.90.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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