Palomas Peak
Palomas Peak rises to 2,647 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the west-southwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Las Huertas Picnic Grounds, a picnic site 0.4 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49059593, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,647 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 1.3 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Madera Overlook · 1 mi
- Balsam Glade Nature Tr - La Madera Canyon Overlook · 1 mi
- Sandia Peak · 3 mi
- The Washout · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Capulin Peak: 1.1 mi
- Tecolote Peak: 2.5 mi
- Tombstone: 2.9 mi
- North Sandia Peak: 2.9 mi
- Sandia Crest: 3.0 mi
- Golden Openspace: 5.0 mi
- Golden Open Space: 5.4 mi
- Bernalillo Watershed Withdrawal: 5.9 mi
- W. L. Jackson Park: 6.2 mi
- Bear Canyon Scenic Easement: 6.3 mi
- ☮: 5.3 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 5.9 mi
- Shiny Orb Stone: 6.1 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 6.1 mi
- 38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud: 6.1 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 3.4 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 5.2 mi
- Daniels House: 9.6 mi
- Henderson Store: 11.0 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 11.4 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 5.0 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 6.6 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 10.5 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 11.0 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 11.3 mi
- Old Shelter: 4.9 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 5.5 mi
- Pa-ako ruins: 5.6 mi
- LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER: 6.0 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 6.1 mi
- Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 0.4 mi
- Capulin Springs Picnic Ground: 1.3 mi
- Capulin Picnic Ground: 1.4 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 1.7 mi
- Dry Camp Picnic Ground: 2.3 mi
- Capulin Spring: 1.3 mi
- Osha Spring: 2.0 mi
- Media Spring: 2.2 mi
- Tree Spring: 2.8 mi
- Wolf Spring: 4.3 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 10.2 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 10.3 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 12.1 mi
- Garden Center: 12.8 mi
- Winrock Garden: 12.9 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 7.6 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 11.6 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 16.0 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 20.4 mi
- Devils Throne: 21.2 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 23.4 mi
- Travertine Falls: 9.6 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Palomas Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | WSW 237° | 3,255 m | 3.0 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | W 272° | 3,184 m | 2.9 mi |
| The Needle | W 262° | 3,127 m | 3.1 mi |
| The Thumb | SW 234° | 3,081 m | 3.5 mi |
| The Chimney | WSW 243° | 3,051 m | 3.1 mi |
| Tombstone | WSW 251° | 3,048 m | 2.9 mi |
| Jawbone | SSW 210° | 3,014 m | 3.6 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | S 191° | 2,982 m | 8.0 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 | 06:54 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357597551
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 9 mi
- Cedar Crest · 9 mi
- Albuquerque · 17 mi
- Edgewood · 17 mi
- Madrid · 19 mi
- Central New Mexico · 28 mi
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