Capulin Peak
Capulin Peak rises to 2,723 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the west-southwest, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Capulin Springs Picnic Ground, a picnic site 0.4 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
Wikidata Q49018076, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2723 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 0.3 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
- 8.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Balsam Glade Nature Tr - La Madera Canyon Overlook · 1 mi
- Madera Overlook · 1 mi
- Overlook · 1 mi
- Crinoid Fossils · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Palomas Peak: 1.1 mi
- Tecolote Peak: 1.5 mi
- Alioth: 2.4 mi
- Sandia Crest: 2.4 mi
- Tombstone: 2.5 mi
- Sandia Mountains Historical Marker: 2.3 mi
- Bear Canyon Scenic Easement: 5.3 mi
- W. L. Jackson Park: 5.5 mi
- Golden Openspace: 5.8 mi
- Little Cloud Park: 5.9 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 2.5 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 4.4 mi
- Daniels House: 8.7 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 11.2 mi
- Sidewinder: 11.4 mi
- ☮: 4.7 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 4.9 mi
- Shiny Orb Stone: 5.1 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 5.1 mi
- 38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud: 5.1 mi
- Old Shelter: 4.0 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 5.0 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 5.2 mi
- Pa-ako ruins: 5.5 mi
- LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER: 6.7 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 4.2 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 4.2 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 5.8 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 9.5 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 10.1 mi
- Capulin Springs Picnic Ground: 0.4 mi
- Capulin Picnic Ground: 0.4 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 0.8 mi
- Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 1.1 mi
- Dry Camp Picnic Ground: 1.3 mi
- Capulin Spring: 0.4 mi
- Tree Spring: 1.8 mi
- Media Spring: 2.3 mi
- Osha Spring: 2.4 mi
- Wolf Spring: 3.4 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 9.4 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 9.6 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 11.2 mi
- Garden Center: 11.8 mi
- Winrock Garden: 12.0 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 6.7 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 11.8 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 15.5 mi
- Trailhead: 17.7 mi
- Devils Throne: 22.1 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 24.2 mi
- Travertine Falls: 8.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Capulin Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | WSW 255° | 3,255 m | 2.4 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | WNW 292° | 3,184 m | 2.9 mi |
| The Needle | WNW 282° | 3,127 m | 2.9 mi |
| The Thumb | WSW 248° | 3,081 m | 2.7 mi |
| The Chimney | W 261° | 3,051 m | 2.6 mi |
| Tombstone | W 272° | 3,048 m | 2.5 mi |
| Jawbone | SW 216° | 3,014 m | 2.6 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | S 190° | 2,982 m | 6.9 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 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904764 — Capulin Peak, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592744
Day trips start here
- Cedar Crest · 8 mi
- Bernalillo · 10 mi
- Edgewood · 16 mi
- Albuquerque · 17 mi
- Madrid · 19 mi
- Central New Mexico · 27 mi
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