Sandia Crest
Sandia Crest rises to 3,255 m in New Mexico. North Sandia Peak stands 3,184 m to the north-northwest, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Sentinel, a peak 0.2 miles away. Turquoise Trail runs past it.
The story
Mountain ridge in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q104720600, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,255 m
How to reach it
- On the Turquoise Trail, National
- On the Sandia Crest Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 1 mi
- Bodhi Tree · 1 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 1 mi
- Domingo Baca Canyon Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Sentinel: 0.2 mi
- The Chimney: 0.3 mi
- The Thumb: 0.5 mi
- Whiskey Peak: 0.7 mi
- Tombstone: 0.7 mi
- W. L. Jackson Park: 3.2 mi
- Little Cloud Park: 3.7 mi
- Patricia Cassidy Park: 3.7 mi
- Bear Canyon Scenic Easement: 4.1 mi
- Vista Sandia Equestrian Park: 4.3 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 3.3 mi
- Shiny Orb Stone: 3.4 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 3.4 mi
- 38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud: 3.4 mi
- Osos del Cañon: 5.6 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 1.1 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 2.1 mi
- Daniels House: 6.9 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 9.1 mi
- Sidewinder: 9.1 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 5.4 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 6.6 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 8.5 mi
- Corrales Historical Society: 9.5 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 9.6 mi
- Old Shelter: 2.2 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 2.7 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 3.4 mi
- LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER: 6.4 mi
- Pa-ako ruins: 7.7 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 1.5 mi
- Capulin Picnic Ground: 1.9 mi
- Capulin Springs Picnic Ground: 2.0 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 2.1 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 2.1 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 1.9 mi
- Media Spring: 1.9 mi
- Capulin Spring: 2.0 mi
- Osha Spring: 2.6 mi
- Tree Spring: 2.9 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 7.1 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 7.3 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 9.2 mi
- Winrock Garden: 10.0 mi
- Garden Center: 10.1 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 7.1 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 10.0 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 16.9 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 17.5 mi
- Travertine Falls: 8.5 mi
- Devils Throne: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Sandia Crest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Sandia Peak | NNW 347° | 3,184 m | 1.8 mi |
| The Needle | NNW 337° | 3,127 m | 1.3 mi |
| The Thumb | SW 214° | 3,081 m | 0.5 mi |
| The Chimney | NW 310° | 3,051 m | 0.3 mi |
| Tombstone | NNW 344° | 3,048 m | 0.7 mi |
| Jawbone | SSE 152° | 3,014 m | 1.6 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | S 170° | 2,982 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hail Peak | SSE 163° | 2,947 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandia Park, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2346942325
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 8 mi
- Cedar Crest · 8 mi
- Albuquerque · 14 mi
- Edgewood · 18 mi
- Madrid · 22 mi
- Central New Mexico · 26 mi
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