Sand Mountain
Sand Mountain rises to 1,576 m in New Mexico. Molino Peak stands 2,701 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro de la Colorado, a peak 5.3 miles away. El Camino Real passes 9.0 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49071248, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1576 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 10.9 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Scout Deck · 9 mi
- Flight Deck · 9 mi
- Dabbler Deck · 9 mi
117 named places within 25 miles
- Cerro de la Colorado: 5.3 mi
- Little San Pascual Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Cerro del Viboro: 9.6 mi
- Pasquale: 10.8 mi
- Cone RG: 12.2 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 15.3 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 15.4 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 15.5 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 15.5 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 15.6 mi
- M Mountain Mural: 21.2 mi
- Isidro Baca Park Marker: 21.3 mi
- Searching for an Oasis: 21.3 mi
- Socorro History Wheel: 21.4 mi
- Sunflowers on Adobe Wall: 21.4 mi
- Carthage Tokay Farley Historical Marker: 7.6 mi
- Trinity Site Obelisk: 16.5 mi
- Isidro Baca Park Veterans' Memorial: 21.3 mi
- World War II Bataan Memorial: 21.3 mi
- Jumbo Fragment: 21.3 mi
- Chupadera Spring: 20.0 mi
- Torreon Springs: 20.8 mi
- Cienega Springs: 21.4 mi
- Sedillo Spring: 21.4 mi
- Socorro Spring: 21.5 mi
- Jumbo: 16.6 mi
- Mancy Mine: 20.1 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 21.1 mi
- Socorro Peak "M": 24.1 mi
- Hammel Museum: 21.6 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 22.3 mi
- El Camino Real International Heritage Center: 24.2 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 22.1 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 22.2 mi
- López Rose Garden: 22.2 mi
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molino Peak | WNW 298° | 2,701 m | 25.0 mi |
| Oscura Peak | ESE 113° | 2,626 m | 22.8 mi |
| North Oscura Peak | E 95° | 2,431 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bug Peak | E 97° | 2,422 m | 21.8 mi |
| Little Burro | SE 139° | 2,243 m | 23.2 mi |
| Devil Peak | W 275° | 2,228.1 m | 24.9 mi |
| Socorro Peak (East) | NNW 328° | 2,208 m | 24.1 mi |
| Socorro Peak (West) | NNW 327° | 2,198 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:25 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bosque DEL Apache, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357579952
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