South Sandia Peak
South Sandia Peak rises to 2,982 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the north, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Old South Sandia Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49076070, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,982 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 3.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 3.7 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 5.9 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bet's Rock · 1 mi
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 2 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 2 mi
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Canyon Scenic Easement: 2.4 mi
- Carlito Springs Open Space: 3.0 mi
- Ojito de San Antonio Open Space: 3.0 mi
- Sandia Foothills Open Space: 3.1 mi
- High Desert Embudito Open Space: 3.2 mi
- U Mound: 3.9 mi
- Jawbone: 4.8 mi
- Twin Peaks North: 5.3 mi
- Dragons Tooth: 5.3 mi
- Hail Peak: 5.4 mi
- Musical Highway: 3.4 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 3.5 mi
- Luis Garcia: 3.6 mi
- Eye Of The Sandias: 3.7 mi
- Shiny Orb Stone: 3.7 mi
- Daniels House: 4.0 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 5.2 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 5.6 mi
- RIM-2 Terrier: 6.9 mi
- PGM-11 Redstone Rocket: 6.9 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 3.8 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 3.9 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 4.1 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 4.9 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: 6.9 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 3.7 mi
- Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker: 3.7 mi
- Public Safety Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Old Shelter: 4.5 mi
- Kief: 5.4 mi
- Old South Sandia Spring: 1.0 mi
- South Sandia Spring: 1.5 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 1.5 mi
- Oso Springs: 1.7 mi
- Embudo Spring: 2.5 mi
- Bobcat Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Bobcat Picnic Ground: 2.9 mi
- Dove Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Dove Picnic Ground: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Ground 5: 3.0 mi
- Garden Center: 6.3 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 6.9 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 7.4 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 7.4 mi
- Winrock Garden: 7.5 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 2.9 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 13.3 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 14.9 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 18.4 mi
- Travertine Falls: 2.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of South Sandia Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | N 350° | 3,255 m | 6.3 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | N 349° | 3,184 m | 8.0 mi |
| The Needle | NNW 348° | 3,127 m | 7.6 mi |
| The Thumb | NNW 347° | 3,081 m | 5.9 mi |
| The Chimney | NNW 348° | 3,051 m | 6.5 mi |
| Tombstone | N 350° | 3,048 m | 7.0 mi |
| Jawbone | N 356° | 3,014 m | 4.8 mi |
| Hail Peak | N 351° | 2,947 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Foothills NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357599310
Day trips start here
- Cedar Crest · 3 mi
- Albuquerque · 13 mi
- Bernalillo · 14 mi
- Edgewood · 14 mi
- Central New Mexico · 20 mi
- Madrid · 25 mi
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