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South Mountain

South Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49075943, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2665 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.18421, -106.21975

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 55
Attractions: 40
Artworks: 38
  • BME: 4.3 mi
  • Happy Firetruck: 6.9 mi
  • ☮: 7.0 mi
  • 66: 8.6 mi
  • Luis Garcia: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 27
  • Doc Long Picnic Ground: 8.9 mi
  • Doc Long Picnic Ground: 8.9 mi
  • Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 8.9 mi
  • Sulphur Canyon Picnic Ground: 9.0 mi
  • Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 9.2 mi
Museums: 25
  • Tinkertown Museum: 8.4 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
Historic sites: 22
Springs: 21
Gardens: 11
  • 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
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestW 278°3,255 m13.1 mi
North Sandia PeakWNW 285°3,184 m13.8 mi
The NeedleWNW 283°3,127 m13.8 mi
The ThumbW 276°3,081 m13.3 mi
The ChimneyW 279°3,051 m13.4 mi
TombstoneW 281°3,048 m13.4 mi
JawboneW 272°3,014 m12.2 mi
South Sandia PeakWSW 250°2,982 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:5219:4620:23
September equinox06:5418:3019:03
December solstice07:1016:1816:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313540495766686661503930

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

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