Department of Defense Withdrawal
Department of Defense Withdrawal is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,931 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Pelon, a peak 2.1 miles away. Salt Missions Trail passes 3.0 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1931 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 4.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.1 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 14.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Rock Overlook · 6 mi
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 7 mi
- Bet's Rock · 7 mi
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hawk Watch Open Space: 4.3 mi
- Cañon de Carnuel Grant: 4.4 mi
- Sunflower Meadow Park: 4.6 mi
- Tres Pistolas Open Space: 4.7 mi
- Manzano / Four HIlls Open Space: 4.8 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 2.1 mi
- Sol se Mete Peak: 2.3 mi
- Manzano Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Mount Washington: 3.1 mi
- Twin Peaks South: 3.7 mi
- PGM-11 Redstone Rocket: 7.7 mi
- V-750 Dvina: 7.7 mi
- Republic F-105 Thunderchief: 7.7 mi
- LTV A-7 Corsair: 7.7 mi
- MIG-21: 7.7 mi
- Musical Highway: 4.7 mi
- Aluminum Yucca: 5.2 mi
- Luis Garcia: 5.4 mi
- Eye Of The Sandias: 5.6 mi
- M: 7.5 mi
- Carlito Spring: 5.8 mi
- South Sandia Spring: 6.5 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 6.6 mi
- Embudo Spring: 6.8 mi
- Old South Sandia Spring: 7.0 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 5.3 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 5.8 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: 7.7 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science and History: 7.7 mi
- DTRA Museum: 7.9 mi
- Pine Flat Picnic Site: 4.7 mi
- Deadman Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Carolino Canyon Reservation Area: 5.3 mi
- Carolino Canyon Reservation Area: 5.5 mi
- Oak Flat Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Public Safety Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker: 5.5 mi
- ATLAS-I Wedge: 8.0 mi
- ATLAS-I Trestle: 8.0 mi
- Microsoft Original Headquarters Plaque: 10.1 mi
- Garden Center: 8.1 mi
- La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Winrock Garden: 10.3 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 10.3 mi
- International District Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 8.6 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 13.1 mi
- Trailhead: 14.5 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 21.6 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 21.9 mi
- Travertine Falls: 6.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Department of Defense Withdrawal. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | N 353° | 3,255 m | 14.2 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | N 352° | 3,184 m | 16.0 mi |
| The Needle | N 352° | 3,127 m | 15.5 mi |
| The Thumb | N 352° | 3,081 m | 13.9 mi |
| The Chimney | N 352° | 3,051 m | 14.5 mi |
| Tombstone | N 353° | 3,048 m | 15.0 mi |
| Jawbone | N 356° | 3,014 m | 12.7 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | N 355° | 2,982 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 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, 10 mi away.
- Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus34 obs
- scarlet hedgehog cactus33 obs
- Spinystar15 obs
- tree cholla10 obs
- Woven-spine Pineapple Cactus8 obs
- Pinyon Jay7 obs
- Tripartite Sweat Bee6 obs
- Southwestern Fence Lizard5 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357601460
Day trips start here
- Cedar Crest · 7 mi
- Central New Mexico · 13 mi
- Albuquerque · 14 mi
- Edgewood · 14 mi
- Bernalillo · 22 mi
- Los Lunas · 23 mi
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