- Elevation, modelled
- 1,509 m
- Tallest summit within 23.1 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 15.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- El Camino Realon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 35.0693, -106.6627
Trailhead is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,509 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Dolores Huerta Gateway Park, a park 0.2 miles away. El Camino Real runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Trailhead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NE 51° | 3,255 m | 15.5 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NE 45° | 3,184 m | 16.3 mi |
| The Needle | NE 46° | 3,127 m | 15.9 mi |
| The Thumb | NE 52° | 3,081 m | 15.0 mi |
| The Chimney | NE 50° | 3,051 m | 15.4 mi |
| Tombstone | NE 49° | 3,048 m | 15.8 mi |
| Jawbone | ENE 57° | 3,014 m | 15.3 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ENE 75° | 2,982 m | 13.6 mi |
- On the El Camino RealNational
- On the Historic Route 66National
- 9.3 mi off the Corrales Road
- 15.5 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 13 mi
- Bet's Rock · 13 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 13 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Dolores Huerta Gateway Park: 0.2 mi
- Pete Padilla Park: 0.4 mi
- Eddie Garcia Park: 0.4 mi
- Central Parq: 0.6 mi
- Tingley Field: 0.7 mi
Attractions
- Asia: 0.7 mi
- Pinkman’s Residence: 0.9 mi
- Rosenwald Building Historic Site: 1.2 mi
- Kimo Theater Historic Site: 1.2 mi
- Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Rides - Aerogelic Ballooning: 4.8 mi
Peaks
- J A Volcano: 7.4 mi
- Black Volcano: 7.6 mi
- Vulcan Volcano: 7.9 mi
- Bond Volcano: 8.7 mi
- Black Mesa: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 53
- Cibolos del Río Grande: 0.6 mi
- Lioness and Cubs: 0.7 mi
- Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout: 1.1 mi
- Clyde & Carrie Tingley: 1.3 mi
- Albuquerque Fire Department Rocket Ship: 1.8 mi
Museums: 30
- The Wheels Museum: 0.7 mi
- Turquoise Museum: 1.1 mi
- New Mexico Holocaust Museum and Gellert Center for Education: 1.2 mi
- Telephone Pioneer Museum: 1.3 mi
- H. B. & Lucille Horn Preservation Station: 1.4 mi
Historic sites: 29
- The Franciscan Hotel: 1.2 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 1.2 mi
- Harvey Girls: 1.2 mi
- Fallout Shelter: 1.3 mi
- New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 1.8 mi
Picnic sites: 28
- Tingley Park: 0.7 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 12.6 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 13.6 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 14.4 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 14.4 mi
Springs: 26
- Embudo Spring: 11.4 mi
- Oso Springs: 12.4 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 12.8 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 12.9 mi
- Artesian Well: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 16
- Barelas Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 1.9 mi
- ABQ BioPark (Botanic Garden): 1.9 mi
- Curandera Garden: 2.1 mi
- Castetter Greenhouse: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 7.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 15.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 16.5 mi
- El Cerro de Los Lunas Preserve: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Carpenter: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Travertine Falls: 15.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 1 mi
- Bernalillo · 17 mi
- Cedar Crest · 17 mi
- Los Lunas · 19 mi
- Central New Mexico · 20 mi
- Edgewood · 27 mi
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