Tecolote Peak

Tecolote Peak rises to 2,684 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the west-northwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dry Camp Picnic Ground, a picnic site 0.4 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49081728, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,684 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 1.2 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
- 7.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.0 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Madera Overlook · 1 mi
- Balsam Glade Nature Tr - La Madera Canyon Overlook · 1 mi
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 2 mi
- Southern Sandias Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Capulin Peak: 1.5 mi
- Jawbone: 2.2 mi
- Alioth: 2.4 mi
- Dragons Tooth: 2.5 mi
- Palomas Peak: 2.5 mi
- Bear Canyon Scenic Easement: 4.4 mi
- Gutierrez Canyon-Milne Open Space: 5.2 mi
- W. L. Jackson Park: 5.5 mi
- Little Cloud Park: 5.7 mi
- Gutierrez Canyon Open Space: 6.0 mi
- ☮: 3.5 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 4.3 mi
- Shiny Orb Stone: 4.6 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 4.6 mi
- 38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud: 4.6 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 2.4 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 4.5 mi
- Daniels House: 7.9 mi
- Sidewinder: 11.3 mi
- Henderson Store: 11.5 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 2.7 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 4.2 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 8.0 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 8.5 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 11.2 mi
- Old Shelter: 3.7 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 4.7 mi
- Pa-ako ruins: 4.8 mi
- Kief: 5.3 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 5.5 mi
- Dry Camp Picnic Ground: 0.4 mi
- Capulin Springs Picnic Ground: 1.6 mi
- Capulin Picnic Ground: 1.6 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 1.7 mi
- Doc Long Picnic Ground: 2.0 mi
- Tree Spring: 0.4 mi
- Capulin Spring: 1.6 mi
- Wolf Spring: 1.8 mi
- Cienega Spring: 2.1 mi
- Sulphur Canyon Spring: 2.1 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 9.3 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 9.4 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 10.7 mi
- Garden Center: 11.0 mi
- Winrock Garden: 11.5 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 5.1 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 12.9 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 14.2 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 20.2 mi
- Devils Throne: 22.8 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 24.8 mi
- Travertine Falls: 7.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Tecolote Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | WNW 286° | 3,255 m | 2.9 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NW 308° | 3,184 m | 4.1 mi |
| The Needle | WNW 301° | 3,127 m | 3.9 mi |
| The Thumb | W 278° | 3,081 m | 3.1 mi |
| The Chimney | WNW 288° | 3,051 m | 3.2 mi |
| Tombstone | WNW 297° | 3,048 m | 3.4 mi |
| Jawbone | WSW 254° | 3,014 m | 2.2 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | SSW 198° | 2,982 m | 5.6 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 | 19:46 | 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: 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357621400
Day trips start here
- Cedar Crest · 6 mi
- Bernalillo · 11 mi
- Edgewood · 15 mi
- Albuquerque · 16 mi
- Madrid · 20 mi
- Central New Mexico · 26 mi
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