- Elevation, modelled
- 1,961 m
- Tallest summit within 22.9 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 3.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 666.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 35.1626, -106.4710
Double Shelter Group Area is a picnic site in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,961 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the north-northeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Official Scenic Historic Marker, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.7 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Double Shelter Group Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NNE 20° | 3,255 m | 3.5 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | N 9° | 3,184 m | 5.1 mi |
| The Needle | N 9° | 3,127 m | 4.5 mi |
| The Thumb | NNE 18° | 3,081 m | 3.0 mi |
| The Chimney | NNE 15° | 3,051 m | 3.6 mi |
| Tombstone | NNE 14° | 3,048 m | 4.1 mi |
| Jawbone | NE 47° | 3,014 m | 2.7 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | SE 142° | 2,982 m | 3.7 mi |
- 6.7 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 3.6 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational
- 3.6 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
- 7.3 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Domingo Baca Canyon Overlook · 3 mi
- Southern Sandias Overlook · 3 mi
- Crinoid Fossils · 3 mi
- The Washout · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Desert Park: 1.3 mi
- Bear Canyon Scenic Easement: 1.3 mi
- Pino Arroyo Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Little Cloud Park: 1.5 mi
- Sandia Foothills Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 2.0 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 2.8 mi
- Daniels House: 3.5 mi
- Sidewinder: 6.8 mi
- RIM-2 Terrier: 7.5 mi
- Jawbone: 2.7 mi
- Whiskey Peak: 2.8 mi
- Dragons Tooth: 2.8 mi
- Hail Peak: 2.8 mi
- Alioth: 3.0 mi
- 38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud: 0.1 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 0.1 mi
- Shiny Orb Stone: 0.1 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 0.4 mi
- t: 1.6 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 5.9 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 5.9 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 6.0 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 7.4 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 7.4 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 0.1 mi
- Old Shelter: 1.3 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 3.3 mi
- Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker: 7.4 mi
- Public Safety Memorial: 7.5 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 3.0 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 4.0 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 4.0 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 4.5 mi
- Dry Camp Picnic Ground: 4.5 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 1.1 mi
- Oso Springs: 2.2 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 3.5 mi
- Artesian Well: 4.3 mi
- Torro Spring: 4.4 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 4.8 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 4.9 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 6.0 mi
- Garden Center: 6.6 mi
- Winrock Garden: 6.8 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 5.8 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 11.2 mi
- Trailhead: 12.6 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 15.9 mi
- Travertine Falls: 6.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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, 3 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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