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Oro Quay Peak

Oro Quay Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Oro Quay Peak rises to 2,483 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is San Pedro Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49058907, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2483 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.24810, -106.16419

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Golden Open Space: 8.6 mi
  • Golden Openspace: 9.4 mi
  • Venus Park: 11.2 mi
  • Oscar Huber Memorial Ball Park: 11.3 mi
  • Stanley Community Park: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 38
Picnic sites: 27
  • Doc Long Picnic Ground: 13.0 mi
  • Doc Long Picnic Ground: 13.0 mi
  • Sulphur Canyon Picnic Ground: 13.1 mi
  • Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 13.3 mi
  • Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 25
  • BME: 7.7 mi
  • Fan Pole: 10.9 mi
  • ☮: 11.3 mi
  • Horse: 12.1 mi
  • Happy Firetruck: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 23
Springs: 22
Museums: 16
  • Madrid Museum (Old coal town): 10.9 mi
  • Tinkertown Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Tinkertown Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum: 13.2 mi
  • Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 13.6 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Gardens: 6
  • Japanese Memorial Garden: 23.0 mi
  • Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Garden Center: 23.7 mi
  • Albuquerque Rose Garden: 24.0 mi
  • Winrock Garden: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Oro Quay Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestW 261°3,255 m16.3 mi
North Sandia PeakW 267°3,184 m16.5 mi
The NeedleW 265°3,127 m16.7 mi
The ThumbW 260°3,081 m16.6 mi
The ChimneyW 262°3,051 m16.5 mi
TombstoneW 263°3,048 m16.4 mi
JawboneWSW 255°3,014 m15.9 mi
South Sandia PeakWSW 240°2,982 m17.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:5119:4620:23
September equinox06:5318:3019:03
December solstice07:1016:1816:57

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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357578044

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