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Nine Mile Picnic Ground

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Elevation, modelled
2,802 m
Tallest summit within 22.9 miles
Sandia Crest3,255 m · 1.5 mi
Nearest byway
Sandia Crest Bywayon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:24local time
Coordinates
35.2144, -106.4228
Nine Mile Picnic Ground from directly overhead

Nine Mile Picnic Ground is a picnic site in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,802 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the west, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Capulin Picnic Ground, a picnic site 0.4 miles away. Sandia Crest Byway runs past it.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Nine Mile Picnic Ground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestW 259°3,255 m1.5 mi
North Sandia PeakNW 307°3,184 m2.4 mi
The NeedleWNW 294°3,127 m2.2 mi
The ThumbWSW 249°3,081 m1.9 mi
The ChimneyW 267°3,051 m1.8 mi
TombstoneWNW 284°3,048 m1.8 mi
JawboneSSW 203°3,014 m1.9 mi
South Sandia PeakS 184°2,982 m6.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 1
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:5219:4720:24
September equinox06:5418:3119:04
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, 3 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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