North Sandia Peak
North Sandia Peak rises to 3,184 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the south-southeast, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Needle, a peak 0.5 miles away. Sandia Crest Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49057518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,184 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
- 1.3 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 6.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 6.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 2 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 2 mi
- Sandia Peak · 2 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Needle: 0.5 mi
- The Prow: 0.6 mi
- Tombstone: 1.0 mi
- The Chimney: 1.5 mi
- The Sentinel: 1.6 mi
- Bernalillo Watershed Withdrawal: 4.1 mi
- W. L. Jackson Park: 4.2 mi
- Patricia Cassidy Park: 4.6 mi
- Little Cloud Park: 4.9 mi
- Harrison H. Schmitt Big Sky Hang Glider Park: 5.1 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 4.9 mi
- Shiny Orb Stone: 5.0 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 5.0 mi
- 38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud: 5.0 mi
- Osos del Cañon: 7.0 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 2.9 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 3.3 mi
- Daniels House: 8.4 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 8.5 mi
- Sidewinder: 9.8 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 6.8 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 8.1 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 8.6 mi
- Corrales Historical Society: 9.0 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 11.3 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 3.0 mi
- Old Shelter: 3.8 mi
- LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER: 4.6 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 5.0 mi
- Pa-ako ruins: 8.4 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 1.9 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 2.0 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 2.4 mi
- Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 2.5 mi
- Capulin Picnic Ground: 2.6 mi
- Media Spring: 0.8 mi
- Osha Spring: 1.4 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 2.1 mi
- Capulin Spring: 2.6 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 3.1 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 7.9 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 8.1 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 10.3 mi
- Winrock Garden: 11.2 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 11.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 8.7 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 8.9 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 17.6 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 18.3 mi
- Travertine Falls: 10.3 mi
- Devils Throne: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of North Sandia Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | SSE 167° | 3,255 m | 1.8 mi |
| The Needle | SSW 193° | 3,127 m | 0.5 mi |
| The Thumb | S 176° | 3,081 m | 2.1 mi |
| The Chimney | S 174° | 3,051 m | 1.5 mi |
| Tombstone | S 169° | 3,048 m | 1.0 mi |
| Jawbone | SSE 160° | 3,014 m | 3.4 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | S 169° | 2,982 m | 8.0 mi |
| Hail Peak | SSE 166° | 2,947 m | 2.7 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 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357598818
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 7 mi
- Cedar Crest · 10 mi
- Albuquerque · 15 mi
- Edgewood · 19 mi
- Madrid · 21 mi
- Central New Mexico · 28 mi
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