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Loma Barbon

Loma Barbon, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045930, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1748 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.35976, -106.62892

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Roadrunner Park: 1.0 mi
  • Mountain View Park: 1.6 mi
  • Mountain View Park: 1.7 mi
  • Mountain View Park: 1.9 mi
  • Encantado Walk: 2.2 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Artworks: 49
  • 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
Historic sites: 31
Museums: 29
Picnic sites: 23
Springs: 21
  • 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
Gardens: 16
  • 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
Nature reserves: 5
  • 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
  • Trailhead: 20.2 mi
  • Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 24.8 mi
  • Bear Jump: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestSE 136°3,255 m14.5 mi
North Sandia PeakSE 132°3,184 m13.0 mi
The NeedleSE 134°3,127 m13.2 mi
The ThumbSE 137°3,081 m14.6 mi
The ChimneySE 136°3,051 m14.1 mi
TombstoneSE 134°3,048 m13.8 mi
JawboneSE 137°3,014 m16.0 mi
South Sandia PeakSE 146°2,982 m20.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5319:4820:25
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1216:1916:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343947546374787669564435
Precip in0.40.40.50.40.40.51.21.91.01.00.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jemez DAM, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357591478

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