Monte Largo
Monte Largo rises to 2,298 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Pa-ako ruins, a historic site 2.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.2 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Monte Largo is a mountain in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, 5 miles (8 km) northeast of San Antonito. In New Mexico, Monte Largo is ranked the 1372nd highest peak, and 695th by prominence.
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Wikidata Q49051059, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,298 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 1.9 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 6.2 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 7.9 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Madera Overlook · 8 mi
- Balsam Glade Nature Tr - La Madera Canyon Overlook · 8 mi
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 9 mi
- Southern Sandias Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Golden Open Space: 5.2 mi
- Golden Openspace: 6.1 mi
- Gutierrez Canyon Open Space: 6.2 mi
- Gutierrez Canyon-Milne Open Space: 6.5 mi
- Loma Ponderosa Open Space: 8.6 mi
- South Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Cerro Columbo: 5.5 mi
- San Pedro Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Oro Quay Peak: 7.0 mi
- Tecolote Peak: 7.3 mi
- Henderson Store: 5.8 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 9.7 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 11.8 mi
- Daniels House: 14.1 mi
- Madrid Boarding House Historic Site: 16.0 mi
- ☮: 4.3 mi
- Happy Firetruck: 6.8 mi
- BME: 6.9 mi
- Luis Garcia: 10.5 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 11.1 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 5.8 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 6.6 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 10.0 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 10.4 mi
- Madrid Museum (Old coal town): 16.0 mi
- Pa-ako ruins: 2.5 mi
- Kief: 5.4 mi
- Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker: 10.3 mi
- Public Safety Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Old Shelter: 10.9 mi
- Doc Long Picnic Ground: 6.2 mi
- Sulphur Canyon Picnic Ground: 6.3 mi
- Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 6.3 mi
- Dry Camp Picnic Ground: 7.6 mi
- Dove Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Sulphur Canyon Spring: 6.2 mi
- Wolf Spring: 6.8 mi
- Cienega Spring: 6.9 mi
- Torro Spring: 7.4 mi
- Tree Spring: 7.5 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 16.3 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 16.4 mi
- Garden Center: 16.7 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 17.0 mi
- Winrock Garden: 17.8 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 7.8 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 9.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 19.0 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 19.7 mi
- Devils Throne: 19.0 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 20.3 mi
- White Bluffs: 23.1 mi
- Travertine Falls: 9.8 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monte Largo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | W 276° | 3,255 m | 10.2 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | WNW 285° | 3,184 m | 10.9 mi |
| The Needle | WNW 282° | 3,127 m | 10.9 mi |
| The Thumb | W 273° | 3,081 m | 10.4 mi |
| The Chimney | W 277° | 3,051 m | 10.4 mi |
| Tombstone | W 279° | 3,048 m | 10.5 mi |
| Jawbone | W 267° | 3,014 m | 9.4 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | WSW 240° | 2,982 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:18 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandia Park, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908843 — Monte Largo, Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357597024
Day trips start here
- Cedar Crest · 8 mi
- Edgewood · 10 mi
- Madrid · 16 mi
- Bernalillo · 17 mi
- Albuquerque · 23 mi
- Central New Mexico · 28 mi
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