Skip to content

Sand Point

Sand Point, seen from above at true elevation

Sand Point rises to 1,032 m in New Mexico. McKittrick Hill stands 1,309 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Hill, a peak 7.2 miles away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 18 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071278, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1032 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.49651, -104.07106

73 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 39
  • Riverview Park: 9.7 mi
  • Pecos River Village Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
  • Lake Carlsbad Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
  • Playground on the Pecos: 10.0 mi
  • Alejandro Ruiz Memorial Park: 10.0 mi
Peaks: 12
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 4
  • Alejandro R Ruiz Memorial: 10.0 mi
  • Time Capsule: 10.1 mi
  • M-42 Duster: 10.5 mi
  • CARLSBAD PBR #1: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • The Artist Gallery Carlsbad NM: 10.5 mi
  • The Reader: 10.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Lassiter Spring: 15.8 mi
  • McGruder Spring: 16.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKittrick HillWSW 251°1,309 m24.8 mi
Nagooltee PeakWSW 255°1,270 m23.9 mi
Azotea PeakWSW 251°1,267 m24.7 mi
Carnero PeakWSW 241°1,240 m21.5 mi
McGruder HillWSW 246°1,155 m17.3 mi
Round Mts (Three Twins)WSW 258°1,126.236 m18.7 mi
Centinela MoundSE 144°1,077 m21.9 mi
Tower HillE 87°1,067 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3619:08
June solstice05:5019:3120:07
September equinox06:4518:2218:54
December solstice06:5516:1816:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444956647382848275655345
Precip in0.60.50.50.51.01.12.01.62.51.00.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlsbad, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 894515 — Sand Point, Eddy County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357579955

More peaks in New Mexico

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Sand Point.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens