- Elevation, modelled
- 2,262 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 16.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Salt Missions Trailon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 34.9982, -106.3330
Deadman Picnic Area is a picnic site in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,262 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Flat, a park 0.6 miles away. Salt Missions Trail runs past it. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Deadman Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NNW 336° | 3,255 m | 16.1 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NNW 337° | 3,184 m | 17.8 mi |
| The Needle | NNW 336° | 3,127 m | 17.4 mi |
| The Thumb | NNW 334° | 3,081 m | 15.8 mi |
| The Chimney | NNW 335° | 3,051 m | 16.3 mi |
| Tombstone | NNW 336° | 3,048 m | 16.8 mi |
| Jawbone | NNW 336° | 3,014 m | 14.4 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | NNW 327° | 2,982 m | 10.1 mi |
- On the Salt Missions Trail
- 6.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 5.9 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational
- 15.4 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Rock Overlook · 9 mi
- Bet's Rock · 9 mi
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 9 mi
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oak Flat: 0.6 mi
- Sunflower Meadow Park: 1.0 mi
- Sabino Canyon Open Space: 2.7 mi
- Sedillo Ridge Open Space: 3.8 mi
- Hockett Park: 4.7 mi
- PGM-11 Redstone Rocket: 12.2 mi
- Republic F-105 Thunderchief: 12.3 mi
- V-750 Dvina: 12.3 mi
- LTV A-7 Corsair: 12.3 mi
- MIG-21: 12.3 mi
- Cedro Peak: 3.9 mi
- Sol se Mete Peak: 4.9 mi
- Mount Washington: 5.2 mi
- Manzano Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 6.3 mi
- Luis Garcia: 6.5 mi
- Musical Highway: 6.9 mi
- 66: 7.5 mi
- Happy Firetruck: 7.5 mi
- Eye Of The Sandias: 9.3 mi
- Carlito Spring: 7.3 mi
- South Sandia Spring: 8.8 mi
- Old South Sandia Spring: 9.2 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 9.2 mi
- Mud Spring: 9.5 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 6.0 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 6.5 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 10.2 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 12.0 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 12.0 mi
- Oak Flat Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- Carolino Canyon Reservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Carolino Canyon Reservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Pine Flat Picnic Site: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Ground 5: 9.1 mi
- Public Safety Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker: 6.4 mi
- Kief: 9.8 mi
- ATLAS-I Wedge: 12.9 mi
- ATLAS-I Trestle: 12.9 mi
- Garden Center: 12.5 mi
- La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 14.2 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 14.5 mi
- Winrock Garden: 14.6 mi
- International District Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 9.0 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 9.2 mi
- Trailhead: 19.3 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 25.0 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 25.0 mi
- Travertine Falls: 7.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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, 13 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Cedar Crest · 8 mi
- Edgewood · 9 mi
- Central New Mexico · 14 mi
- Albuquerque · 19 mi
- Bernalillo · 24 mi
- Los Lunas · 26 mi
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