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Monte Largo

Monte Largo, seen from above at true elevation

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. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49051059, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2298 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.19560, -106.27058

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Attractions
Peaks: 58
Artworks: 49
  • ☮: 4.3 mi
  • Happy Firetruck: 6.8 mi
  • BME: 6.9 mi
  • 66: 7.3 mi
  • Luis Garcia: 10.5 mi
Museums: 34
  • Tinkertown Museum: 5.8 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
Historic sites: 29
Picnic sites: 28
  • Doc Long Picnic Ground: 6.2 mi
  • Doc Long Picnic Ground: 6.2 mi
  • Sulphur Canyon Picnic Ground: 6.3 mi
  • Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 6.3 mi
  • Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 6.5 mi
Springs: 21
Gardens: 16
  • 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
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestW 276°3,255 m10.2 mi
North Sandia PeakWNW 285°3,184 m10.9 mi
The NeedleWNW 282°3,127 m10.9 mi
The ThumbW 273°3,081 m10.4 mi
The ChimneyW 277°3,051 m10.4 mi
TombstoneW 279°3,048 m10.5 mi
JawboneW 267°3,014 m9.4 mi
South Sandia PeakWSW 240°2,982 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:17
June solstice05:5219:4620:24
September equinox06:5418:3019:03
December solstice07:1116:1816:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313540495766686661503930

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandia Park, 6 mi away.

Sources

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

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