Sandia Mountain Natural History Center
Sandia Mountain Natural History Center is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,102 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Ground 4, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Turquoise Trail passes 0.5 miles off.
What to expect
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- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 2.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 2.0 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 6.3 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Rock Overlook · 4 mi
- Bet's Rock · 4 mi
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 4 mi
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gutierrez Canyon-Milne Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Ojito de San Antonio Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Gutierrez Canyon Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Carlito Springs Open Space: 2.9 mi
- Luis Garcia Park: 3.2 mi
- South Sandia Peak: 2.9 mi
- Tecolote Peak: 5.1 mi
- Cedro Peak: 5.2 mi
- Jawbone: 5.4 mi
- Dragons Tooth: 6.1 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 6.0 mi
- Daniels House: 7.0 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 7.2 mi
- RIM-2 Terrier: 9.6 mi
- PGM-11 Redstone Rocket: 9.6 mi
- 66: 2.6 mi
- Luis Garcia: 3.2 mi
- ☮: 4.0 mi
- Musical Highway: 4.2 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 5.5 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 1.4 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 2.9 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 3.1 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 3.1 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 3.5 mi
- Kief: 2.5 mi
- Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker: 3.2 mi
- Public Safety Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 5.8 mi
- Old Shelter: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Ground 4: 0.0 mi
- Picnic Ground 5: 0.1 mi
- Dove Picnic Ground: 0.1 mi
- Dove Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
- Bobcat Picnic Ground: 0.1 mi
- Mud Spring: 0.4 mi
- Torro Spring: 2.4 mi
- Carlito Spring: 2.8 mi
- Cienega Spring: 3.1 mi
- Old South Sandia Spring: 3.1 mi
- Garden Center: 9.1 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 9.9 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 10.1 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 10.2 mi
- Winrock Garden: 10.5 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 10.7 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Trailhead: 16.5 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 16.7 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 21.2 mi
- Travertine Falls: 2.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Sandia Mountain Natural History Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NW 326° | 3,255 m | 7.1 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NNW 330° | 3,184 m | 8.7 mi |
| The Needle | NNW 327° | 3,127 m | 8.4 mi |
| The Thumb | NW 322° | 3,081 m | 6.9 mi |
| The Chimney | NW 325° | 3,051 m | 7.4 mi |
| Tombstone | NNW 327° | 3,048 m | 7.8 mi |
| Jawbone | NW 324° | 3,014 m | 5.4 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | W 263° | 2,982 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/882078710
Day trips start here
- Cedar Crest · 1 mi
- Edgewood · 11 mi
- Bernalillo · 15 mi
- Albuquerque · 16 mi
- Central New Mexico · 21 mi
- Madrid · 23 mi
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