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El Punto

El Punto, seen from above at true elevation

El Punto rises to 2,289 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Placer Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027459, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2289 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.30976, -106.19919

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 56
  • Fan Pole: 7.0 mi
  • Horse: 8.5 mi
  • BME: 12.0 mi
  • : 12.3 mi
  • Happy Firetruck: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 28
  • Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 13.1 mi
  • Doc Long Picnic Ground: 13.7 mi
  • Doc Long Picnic Ground: 13.7 mi
  • Capulin Springs Picnic Ground: 13.8 mi
  • Sulphur Canyon Picnic Ground: 13.8 mi
Springs: 22
  • Yoh toh: 10.8 mi
  • Tunnel Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Capulin Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Sulphur Canyon Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Tree Spring: 14.0 mi
Museums: 16
  • Madrid Museum (Old coal town): 7.1 mi
  • Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Tinkertown Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Tinkertown Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 15
Nature reserves: 9
Gardens: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of El Punto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestWSW 244°3,255 m15.7 mi
North Sandia PeakWSW 251°3,184 m15.4 mi
The NeedleWSW 249°3,127 m15.7 mi
The ThumbWSW 243°3,081 m16.1 mi
The ChimneyWSW 245°3,051 m15.9 mi
TombstoneWSW 247°3,048 m15.6 mi
JawboneWSW 238°3,014 m15.7 mi
South Sandia PeakSW 225°2,982 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:5119:4620:24
September equinox06:5418:3019:03
December solstice07:1116:1816:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313540495766686661503930

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandia Park, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357573230

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