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San Pedro Mountain

San Pedro Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

San Pedro Mountain rises to 2,498 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Columbo, a peak 1.1 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 1.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071125, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2498 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.24976, -106.18808

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Golden Open Space: 7.2 mi
  • Golden Openspace: 8.0 mi
  • Venus Park: 11.2 mi
  • Oscar Huber Memorial Ball Park: 11.3 mi
  • Gutierrez Canyon Open Space: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 43
Picnic sites: 27
  • Doc Long Picnic Ground: 11.8 mi
  • Doc Long Picnic Ground: 11.9 mi
  • Sulphur Canyon Picnic Ground: 11.9 mi
  • Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 12.1 mi
  • Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 25
  • BME: 7.9 mi
  • ☮: 10.1 mi
  • Fan Pole: 10.9 mi
  • Happy Firetruck: 11.7 mi
  • Horse: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 25
Springs: 22
Museums: 18
  • Madrid Museum (Old coal town): 11.0 mi
  • Tinkertown Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Tinkertown Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 12.5 mi
  • Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Gardens: 6
  • Japanese Memorial Garden: 21.8 mi
  • Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Garden Center: 22.6 mi
  • Albuquerque Rose Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Winrock Garden: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of San Pedro Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestW 260°3,255 m15.0 mi
North Sandia PeakW 266°3,184 m15.2 mi
The NeedleW 264°3,127 m15.4 mi
The ThumbWSW 258°3,081 m15.3 mi
The ChimneyW 260°3,051 m15.2 mi
TombstoneW 262°3,048 m15.1 mi
JawboneWSW 253°3,014 m14.6 mi
South Sandia PeakWSW 237°2,982 m16.4 mi

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 894476 — San Pedro Mountain, Santa Fe County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357579926

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