Loma Machete
Loma Machete rises to 1,782 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Monarch Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49045954, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,782 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 6.1 mi off the Corrales Road
- 7.2 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 15.2 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 15 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 15 mi
- Sandia Peak · 16 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Monarch: 1.4 mi
- Picuda Peak: 1.9 mi
- Loma Barbon: 2.0 mi
- Loma Coyote: 2.7 mi
- Loma Duran: 3.2 mi
- Monarch Park: 0.8 mi
- Roadrunner Park: 1.3 mi
- Mariposa Park: 1.4 mi
- Sky Room Campus: 3.3 mi
- Mountain View Park: 3.4 mi
- Rams: 6.2 mi
- Marian Shrine: 7.2 mi
- Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 10.4 mi
- The Bell Keepers: 11.2 mi
- BEER HERE: 12.6 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 8.7 mi
- Petroglyphs: 11.6 mi
- White Mesa: 13.9 mi
- Hoodoos: 14.0 mi
- Rio Puerco Rock Formations: 14.9 mi
- BERNALILLO On the Camino Real Historic Marker: 4.0 mi
- PUEBLO OF SANTA ANA Historic Marker: 4.3 mi
- Coronado Historic Site: 6.3 mi
- La Angostura: 9.7 mi
- Pueblo of Zia Historic Marker: 10.3 mi
- Corrales Historical Society: 8.8 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 12.0 mi
- Indian Pueblo Cultural Center: 16.9 mi
- New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society: 17.4 mi
- The Grand Lodge Library & Museum: 17.7 mi
- Jemez Canyon Dam Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 13.8 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 13.8 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 14.4 mi
- Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 16.5 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 11.9 mi
- Artesian Well: 13.0 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 13.4 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 14.2 mi
- Media Spring: 14.9 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 7.7 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 15.2 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 15.3 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 16.4 mi
- South Garden: 16.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 6.0 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 14.6 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 22.6 mi
- Travertine Falls: 23.6 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Loma Machete. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | SE 129° | 3,255 m | 15.7 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | SE 125° | 3,184 m | 14.4 mi |
| The Needle | SE 127° | 3,127 m | 14.6 mi |
| The Thumb | SE 131° | 3,081 m | 15.8 mi |
| The Chimney | SE 129° | 3,051 m | 15.4 mi |
| Tombstone | SE 128° | 3,048 m | 15.1 mi |
| Jawbone | SE 132° | 3,014 m | 17.3 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | SE 141° | 2,982 m | 20.9 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 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:19 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583213
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 7 mi
- Albuquerque · 19 mi
- Cedar Crest · 24 mi
- Madrid · 29 mi
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