Sand Mountain
Sand Mountain rises to 1,496 m in New Mexico. Luciano Mesa stands 1,702 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ragland Hill, a peak 3.5 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071247, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,496 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Caprock View · 27 mi
- San Jon Hill View · 27 mi
40 named places within 25 miles
- Ragland Hill: 3.5 mi
- Saddleback Mesa: 6.7 mi
- Mesa Redonda: 10.5 mi
- Pyramid Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Mesa Quemado: 13.5 mi
- Tucumcari Metropolitan Park: 20.7 mi
- Dunn Park: 22.0 mi
- Coronado Park (undeveloped): 22.5 mi
- Tucumcari Outdoor Classroom: 22.5 mi
- Jogging Track: 22.6 mi
- Tucumcari Trading Post: 22.7 mi
- Rock Island-Southern Pacific Passenger Depot Historic Site: 23.1 mi
- Baca-Goodman House Historic Site: 23.1 mi
- Quay County Courthouse Historic Site: 23.1 mi
- Tee pee curios (Tumtucari): 23.2 mi
- The Caprock: 18.0 mi
- Charlotte Point: 23.2 mi
- Tucumcari Mountain Historical Marker: 20.9 mi
- Comanche Country Historical Marker: 20.9 mi
- Mesalands Community College Dinosaur Museum: 23.2 mi
- Tucumcari Historical Museum: 23.3 mi
- The Legendary Road: 23.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luciano Mesa | WNW 296° | 1,702 m | 21.7 mi |
| Palomas Mesa | NW 318° | 1,620 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mesa Redonda | NE 37° | 1,580 m | 10.5 mi |
| Saddleback Mesa | NNW 333° | 1,569 m | 6.7 mi |
| Tucumcari Mountain | NNE 17° | 1,509 m | 20.9 mi |
| Lone Mesa | SW 226° | 1,502 m | 20.4 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NNW 330° | 1,499 m | 11.3 mi |
| Captivas Peak | NW 306° | 1,493 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:35 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ragland 3 SSW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898849 — Sand Mountain, Quay County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357584128
Day trips start here
- Tucumcari · 23 mi
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