Loma Barbon
Loma Barbon rises to 1,748 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Roadrunner Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49045930, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,748 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.8 mi off the Corrales Road
- 5.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 14.1 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 14 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 14 mi
- Sandia Peak · 14 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Loma Machete: 2.0 mi
- The Monarch: 2.6 mi
- Loma Coyote: 3.7 mi
- Picuda Peak: 4.0 mi
- Loma Duran: 4.9 mi
- Roadrunner Park: 1.0 mi
- Mountain View Park: 1.6 mi
- Encantado Walk: 2.2 mi
- Vista Grande Park: 2.4 mi
- Monarch Park: 2.7 mi
- Marian Shrine: 5.6 mi
- Rams: 7.0 mi
- Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 10.8 mi
- The Bell Keepers: 11.4 mi
- BEER HERE: 12.8 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 8.5 mi
- Petroglyphs: 12.3 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 14.4 mi
- Sidewinder: 15.1 mi
- White Mesa: 15.2 mi
- BERNALILLO On the Camino Real Historic Marker: 2.2 mi
- PUEBLO OF SANTA ANA Historic Marker: 3.8 mi
- Coronado Historic Site: 4.5 mi
- La Angostura: 7.7 mi
- LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER: 9.7 mi
- Corrales Historical Society: 8.7 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 11.9 mi
- Indian Pueblo Cultural Center: 17.3 mi
- New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society: 17.8 mi
- The Grand Lodge Library & Museum: 17.9 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 10.4 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 11.7 mi
- Artesian Well: 12.0 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 13.1 mi
- Osha Spring: 13.4 mi
- Jemez Canyon Dam Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 12.7 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 12.7 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 13.4 mi
- Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 14.9 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 8.3 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 14.9 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 15.0 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 16.4 mi
- South Garden: 16.5 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 5.3 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 15.7 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 21.5 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 24.8 mi
- Bear Jump: 24.8 mi
- Travertine Falls: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Loma Barbon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | SE 136° | 3,255 m | 14.5 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | SE 132° | 3,184 m | 13.0 mi |
| The Needle | SE 134° | 3,127 m | 13.2 mi |
| The Thumb | SE 137° | 3,081 m | 14.6 mi |
| The Chimney | SE 136° | 3,051 m | 14.1 mi |
| Tombstone | SE 134° | 3,048 m | 13.8 mi |
| Jawbone | SE 137° | 3,014 m | 16.0 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | SE 146° | 2,982 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
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 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jemez DAM, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357591478
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 6 mi
- Albuquerque · 19 mi
- Cedar Crest · 23 mi
- Madrid · 27 mi
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