South Mountain
South Mountain rises to 2,665 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Monte Largo, a peak 3.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.8 miles off. 300 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49075943, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,665 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 3.8 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 6.8 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 10.8 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Madera Overlook · 11 mi
- Balsam Glade Nature Tr - La Madera Canyon Overlook · 11 mi
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 11 mi
- Southern Sandias Overlook · 12 mi
300 named places within 25 miles
- Venus Park: 6.8 mi
- Golden Open Space: 7.6 mi
- Gutierrez Canyon Open Space: 7.9 mi
- Gutierrez Canyon-Milne Open Space: 8.5 mi
- Golden Openspace: 8.5 mi
- Monte Largo: 3.0 mi
- San Pedro Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Cerro Columbo: 5.0 mi
- Oro Quay Peak: 5.4 mi
- El Punto: 8.8 mi
- Henderson Store: 5.6 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 12.6 mi
- McCall's Pumpkin Patch: 13.9 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 14.7 mi
- Madrid Boarding House Historic Site: 15.8 mi
- BME: 4.3 mi
- Happy Firetruck: 6.9 mi
- ☮: 7.0 mi
- Luis Garcia: 12.0 mi
- Musical Highway: 13.5 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 8.4 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 8.8 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 11.5 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 11.9 mi
- Madrid Museum (Old coal town): 15.8 mi
- Doc Long Picnic Ground: 8.9 mi
- Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 8.9 mi
- Sulphur Canyon Picnic Ground: 9.0 mi
- Dove Picnic Ground: 9.8 mi
- Dove Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Sulphur Canyon Spring: 8.9 mi
- Wolf Spring: 9.5 mi
- Cienega Spring: 9.5 mi
- Torro Spring: 10.0 mi
- Mud Spring: 10.1 mi
- Pa-ako ruins: 5.4 mi
- Kief: 7.4 mi
- Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker: 11.9 mi
- Public Safety Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Old Shelter: 13.7 mi
- Garden Center: 19.0 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 19.1 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 19.2 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 19.5 mi
- Winrock Garden: 20.2 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 7.8 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 9.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 22.6 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 23.6 mi
- Devils Throne: 18.8 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 19.6 mi
- White Bluffs: 20.8 mi
- Travertine Falls: 11.6 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | W 278° | 3,255 m | 13.1 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | WNW 285° | 3,184 m | 13.8 mi |
| The Needle | WNW 283° | 3,127 m | 13.8 mi |
| The Thumb | W 276° | 3,081 m | 13.3 mi |
| The Chimney | W 279° | 3,051 m | 13.4 mi |
| Tombstone | W 281° | 3,048 m | 13.4 mi |
| Jawbone | W 272° | 3,014 m | 12.2 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | WSW 250° | 2,982 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:18 | 16:57 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 928820 — South Mountain, Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357611005
Day trips start here
- Edgewood · 8 mi
- Cedar Crest · 10 mi
- Madrid · 16 mi
- Bernalillo · 20 mi
- Albuquerque · 25 mi
- Central New Mexico · 29 mi
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