Sandia Mountains Historical Marker
Sandia Mountains Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 3,229 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northwest, 0.1 miles off. Turquoise Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3229 m
How to reach it
- On the Turquoise Trail, National
- On the Sandia Crest Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 1 mi
- Sandia Peak · 1 mi
- Bodhi Tree · 1 mi
- Domingo Baca Canyon Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sandia Crest: 0.1 mi
- The Sentinel: 0.4 mi
- The Chimney: 0.4 mi
- The Thumb: 0.5 mi
- Whiskey Peak: 0.7 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 1.0 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 2.2 mi
- Daniels House: 6.9 mi
- Sidewinder: 9.1 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 9.2 mi
- W. L. Jackson Park: 3.2 mi
- Little Cloud Park: 3.7 mi
- Patricia Cassidy Park: 3.8 mi
- Bear Canyon Scenic Easement: 4.0 mi
- Vista Sandia Equestrian Park: 4.4 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 3.2 mi
- Shiny Orb Stone: 3.4 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 3.4 mi
- 38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud: 3.4 mi
- t: 4.4 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 5.3 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 5.3 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 6.4 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 8.6 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 9.4 mi
- Old Shelter: 2.1 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 2.8 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 3.4 mi
- LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER: 6.5 mi
- Pa-ako ruins: 7.6 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 1.5 mi
- Capulin Picnic Ground: 1.9 mi
- Capulin Springs Picnic Ground: 1.9 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 2.2 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 2.2 mi
- Capulin Spring: 1.9 mi
- Media Spring: 1.9 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 2.0 mi
- Osha Spring: 2.6 mi
- Tree Spring: 2.8 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 7.2 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 7.3 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 9.2 mi
- Winrock Garden: 10.0 mi
- Garden Center: 10.0 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 6.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 10.1 mi
- Trailhead: 15.5 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 16.8 mi
- Travertine Falls: 8.4 mi
- Devils Throne: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Sandia Mountains Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NW 306° | 3,255 m | 0.1 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NNW 344° | 3,184 m | 1.9 mi |
| The Needle | NNW 334° | 3,127 m | 1.4 mi |
| The Thumb | SW 229° | 3,081 m | 0.5 mi |
| The Chimney | NW 309° | 3,051 m | 0.4 mi |
| Tombstone | NNW 339° | 3,048 m | 0.8 mi |
| Jawbone | SSE 154° | 3,014 m | 1.5 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | S 171° | 2,982 m | 6.2 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 | 19:47 | 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.
- Black Rosy-Finch290 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco245 obs
- quaking aspen227 obs
- Western Wallflower199 obs
- Rocky Mountain beardtongue197 obs
- Whipple's penstemon192 obs
- Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch174 obs
- Brown-capped Rosy-Finch163 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/357612040
Day trips start here
- Cedar Crest · 8 mi
- Bernalillo · 9 mi
- Albuquerque · 14 mi
- Edgewood · 17 mi
- Madrid · 22 mi
- Central New Mexico · 26 mi
Take the scenic way to Sandia Mountains Historical Marker.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.