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Dove Picnic Area

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Elevation, modelled
2,111 m
Tallest summit within 23.3 miles
Sandia Crest3,255 m · 7.0 mi
Nearest byway
Turquoise Trail0.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:24local time
Coordinates
35.1270, -106.3792
Dove Picnic Area from directly overhead

Dove Picnic Area is a picnic site in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,111 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Dove Picnic Ground, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Turquoise Trail passes 0.6 miles off.

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Sandia Mountain Natural History Center

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Dove Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestNW 325°3,255 m7.0 mi
North Sandia PeakNNW 330°3,184 m8.7 mi
The NeedleNNW 327°3,127 m8.3 mi
The ThumbNW 322°3,081 m6.8 mi
The ChimneyNW 325°3,051 m7.3 mi
TombstoneNNW 327°3,048 m7.7 mi
JawboneNW 323°3,014 m5.4 mi
South Sandia PeakW 261°2,982 m2.9 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 53
Springs: 27
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:5219:4620:24
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1116:1916:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313540495766686661503930

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandia Park, 6 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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