Loma Duran
Loma Duran rises to 1,775 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Havasu Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49045949, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,775 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.5 mi off the Corrales Road
- 8.1 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 15.7 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 15 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 16 mi
- Sandia Peak · 16 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Loma Coyote: 1.9 mi
- Picuda Peak: 2.0 mi
- Loma Machete: 3.2 mi
- Loma Colorado de Abajo: 3.9 mi
- The Monarch: 4.1 mi
- Havasu Park: 0.7 mi
- Zia Park: 0.9 mi
- Sky Room Campus: 1.0 mi
- Cielo Grande Park: 1.1 mi
- Los Montoyas Park: 1.1 mi
- Rams: 4.1 mi
- Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 8.2 mi
- Marian Shrine: 8.6 mi
- The Bell Keepers: 9.3 mi
- BEER HERE: 10.8 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 7.7 mi
- Petroglyphs: 9.0 mi
- Rio Puerco Rock Formations: 12.4 mi
- Sidewinder: 13.7 mi
- Dos Amigos: 14.2 mi
- BERNALILLO On the Camino Real Historic Marker: 6.2 mi
- PUEBLO OF SANTA ANA Historic Marker: 7.3 mi
- Coronado Historic Site: 8.1 mi
- Pueblo of Zia Historic Marker: 12.2 mi
- La Angostura: 12.2 mi
- Corrales Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 10.7 mi
- Indian Pueblo Cultural Center: 14.6 mi
- New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society: 15.2 mi
- The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History: 15.4 mi
- Jemez Canyon Dam Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 14.0 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 14.0 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 14.4 mi
- Tingley Park: 16.8 mi
- Artesian Well: 12.8 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 13.0 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 14.3 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 14.8 mi
- Media Spring: 15.6 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 5.6 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 14.1 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 14.2 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 14.6 mi
- South Garden: 14.6 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 6.1 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 11.7 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 22.5 mi
- Travertine Falls: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Loma Duran. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | ESE 118° | 3,255 m | 16.0 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | ESE 113° | 3,184 m | 14.9 mi |
| The Needle | ESE 115° | 3,127 m | 15.0 mi |
| The Thumb | ESE 120° | 3,081 m | 16.0 mi |
| The Chimney | ESE 118° | 3,051 m | 15.7 mi |
| Tombstone | ESE 116° | 3,048 m | 15.5 mi |
| Jawbone | ESE 121° | 3,014 m | 17.4 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | SE 132° | 2,982 m | 20.5 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 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
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 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RIO Rancho #1, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586102
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 9 mi
- Albuquerque · 16 mi
- Cedar Crest · 24 mi
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