Peak · New Mexico
Shell Mountain
Shell Mountain rises to 3,098 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the northwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Rubio, a peak 0.6 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 6.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,098 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.95336, -106.40698
- 6.9 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 9.9 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 31.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 8 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 14 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cerro Rubio: 0.6 mi
- Caballo Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Cerro Toledo: 3.3 mi
- Turkey Ridge: 3.4 mi
- Indian Point: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 47
- Nexus: 6.7 mi
- Golondrina: 7.3 mi
- Touch the Sky: 7.6 mi
- Lucky: 7.6 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 33
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Los Alamos High School Memorial Garden: 6.8 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 7.5 mi
- Pierotti's Clowns: 7.6 mi
- Los Alamos Education Group Monument: 7.7 mi
Parks: 21
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Kiva: 6.7 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 7.9 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 8.4 mi
- Main Gate Park: 10.1 mi
Springs: 18
- Pine Spring: 6.8 mi
- Armstead Spring: 7.6 mi
- American Spring: 8.1 mi
- Apache Spring: 8.9 mi
- Alamo Spring: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 13
- Alcove: 11.5 mi
- The Narrows: 11.7 mi
- Amphitheater: 12.9 mi
- Alcove House: 13.3 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Camp May: 3.9 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 11.6 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
Museums: 7
- Hans Bethe House: 7.6 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 7.6 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 16.7 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 18.3 mi
- Bond House Museum: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 9.0 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 13.6 mi
- Gates of Hell: 15.4 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 16.2 mi
- Bear Jump: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Jemez Falls: 14.8 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 15.5 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 15.7 mi
Gardens: 2
- Memorial Rose Garden: 7.7 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 14.0 mi
Hot springs: 2
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- State Game Commission Land: 16.7 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 21.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Rendija Arch: 5.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Buckman: 15.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Shell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | NW 314° | 3,558 m | 3.4 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | NNE 19° | 3,517 m | 4.0 mi |
| Redondo Peak | WSW 237° | 3,434 m | 10.3 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | N 1° | 3,419 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | NNW 328° | 3,323 m | 3.3 mi |
| South Mountain | SW 221° | 3,265 m | 10.6 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | WNW 295° | 3,225 m | 7.6 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | E 90° | 3,200 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 2038788 — Shell Mountain, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357622617
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 13 mi
- Española · 19 mi
- Pojoaque · 22 mi
- Chimayó · 27 mi
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