Loma Colorado de Abajo
Loma Colorado de Abajo rises to 1,701 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Palo Alto Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Corrales Road passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49045939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,701 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Corrales Road
- 5.1 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 5.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.7 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 12 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 12 mi
- Sandia Peak · 13 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Loma Coyote: 3.1 mi
- Loma Duran: 3.9 mi
- Picuda Peak: 5.6 mi
- Loma Machete: 5.8 mi
- Loma Barbon: 6.4 mi
- Palo Alto Park: 0.4 mi
- Mesa Contenta Park: 0.6 mi
- Rio Rancho Sports Complex: 1.1 mi
- Vista Sandia Park: 1.3 mi
- High Range Park: 1.3 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 4.0 mi
- Petroglyphs: 5.9 mi
- Sidewinder: 9.8 mi
- Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Rides - Aerogelic Ballooning: 11.5 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 11.9 mi
- Rams: 0.5 mi
- Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 4.6 mi
- The Bell Keepers: 5.5 mi
- BEER HERE: 7.0 mi
- Marian Shrine: 7.3 mi
- BERNALILLO On the Camino Real Historic Marker: 6.4 mi
- Coronado Historic Site: 7.3 mi
- McIlhaney Dairy: 8.7 mi
- PUEBLO OF SANTA ANA Historic Marker: 9.9 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 10.5 mi
- Corrales Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 6.8 mi
- Indian Pueblo Cultural Center: 11.1 mi
- New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society: 11.6 mi
- The Grand Lodge Library & Museum: 12.0 mi
- Artesian Well: 9.5 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 10.7 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 11.1 mi
- Media Spring: 12.7 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 12.8 mi
- Jemez Canyon Dam Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 10.8 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 10.8 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 11.0 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 13.3 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 1.9 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 10.3 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 10.3 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 10.8 mi
- South Garden: 10.8 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 3.8 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 9.4 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 19.0 mi
- Travertine Falls: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Loma Colorado de Abajo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | ESE 109° | 3,255 m | 12.9 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | ESE 102° | 3,184 m | 12.0 mi |
| The Needle | ESE 105° | 3,127 m | 12.0 mi |
| The Thumb | ESE 111° | 3,081 m | 12.8 mi |
| The Chimney | ESE 109° | 3,051 m | 12.6 mi |
| Tombstone | ESE 106° | 3,048 m | 12.5 mi |
| Jawbone | ESE 114° | 3,014 m | 14.1 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | SE 128° | 2,982 m | 16.9 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 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RIO Rancho #2, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899728 — Loma Colorado de Abajo, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586096
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 7 mi
- Albuquerque · 13 mi
- Cedar Crest · 20 mi
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