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Picuda Peak

Picuda Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Picuda Peak rises to 1,809 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mariposa Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49061094, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1809 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.34847, -106.69805

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mariposa Park: 1.2 mi
  • Monarch Park: 1.6 mi
  • Havasu Park: 2.3 mi
  • Los Montoyas Park: 2.4 mi
  • Sky Room Campus: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Artworks: 47
  • Rams: 6.0 mi
  • Marian Shrine: 8.8 mi
  • Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 10.1 mi
  • The Bell Keepers: 11.2 mi
  • BEER HERE: 12.6 mi
Historic sites: 30
Museums: 27
Picnic sites: 23
Springs: 20
  • Piedra Lisa Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Artesian Well: 14.0 mi
  • Tunnel Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Drinking Fountain Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Media Spring: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Japanese Memorial Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Wildlife Habitat: 16.5 mi
  • South Garden: 16.5 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 7.0 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
  • Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 13.7 mi
  • Trailhead: 19.4 mi
  • Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 23.5 mi
  • Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Picuda Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestSE 124°3,255 m17.0 mi
North Sandia PeakESE 120°3,184 m15.7 mi
The NeedleESE 122°3,127 m15.9 mi
The ThumbSE 126°3,081 m17.0 mi
The ChimneySE 124°3,051 m16.6 mi
TombstoneESE 123°3,048 m16.4 mi
JawboneSE 127°3,014 m18.4 mi
South Sandia PeakSE 136°2,982 m21.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5319:4820:26
September equinox06:5618:3219:05
December solstice07:1316:1916:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F344048566475787669564335
Precip in0.50.50.50.60.60.41.41.81.31.40.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RIO Rancho #1, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357578280

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