Peak · New Mexico
Lomos Altos
Lomos Altos rises to 1,867 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the south, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Tunnel Spring, a spring 1.4 miles away. El Camino Real passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49045987, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,867 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.31004, -106.44891
- 4.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 4.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 6.4 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
- 6.4 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sandia Peak · 7 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 7 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 7 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Crest of Montezuma: 3.0 mi
- Rincón High Point: 4.9 mi
- Rincón Peak: 5.0 mi
- North Sandia Peak: 5.2 mi
- The Prow: 5.5 mi
Parks: 51
- Placitas Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Bernalillo Watershed Withdrawal: 2.3 mi
- Rotary Park: 5.9 mi
- Coronado State Monument: 6.3 mi
- Blue Arrowhead Park: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 48
- Marian Shrine: 5.5 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 10.1 mi
- Shiny Orb Stone: 10.2 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 10.2 mi
- 38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud: 10.2 mi
Attractions
- TWA Flight 260: 8.0 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 8.4 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 10.2 mi
- Daniels House: 13.5 mi
- Henderson Store: 13.6 mi
Museums: 30
- Tinkertown Museum: 10.8 mi
- Corrales Historical Society: 10.8 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 11.8 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 12.4 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 28
- LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER: 1.4 mi
- La Angostura: 5.1 mi
- Coronado Historic Site: 6.3 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 7.7 mi
- BERNALILLO On the Camino Real Historic Marker: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 5.6 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 6.6 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 6.6 mi
- Capulin Springs Picnic Ground: 6.7 mi
- Capulin Picnic Ground: 6.7 mi
Springs: 22
- Tunnel Spring: 1.4 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 2.7 mi
- Osha Spring: 4.5 mi
- Media Spring: 5.1 mi
- Capulin Spring: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 16
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 12.4 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 12.5 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 13.1 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 15.2 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 15.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 8.7 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 13.3 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 20.2 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Devils Throne: 20.2 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Travertine Falls: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- La Bajada Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Lomos Altos. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | S 180° | 3,255 m | 6.9 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | S 185° | 3,184 m | 5.2 mi |
| The Needle | S 186° | 3,127 m | 5.7 mi |
| The Thumb | S 182° | 3,081 m | 7.3 mi |
| The Chimney | S 182° | 3,051 m | 6.7 mi |
| Tombstone | S 182° | 3,048 m | 6.2 mi |
| Jawbone | S 175° | 3,014 m | 8.4 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | S 176° | 2,982 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| 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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Placitas 4W, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908140 — Lomos Altos, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357596178
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 6 mi
- Cedar Crest · 15 mi
- Madrid · 18 mi
- Albuquerque · 19 mi
- Edgewood · 22 mi
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