Osha Spring
Osha Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,730 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the south-southwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Media Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Sandia Crest Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2730 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
- 2.1 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 7.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 7.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 2 mi
- Sandia Peak · 3 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 3 mi
- Balsam Glade Nature Tr - La Madera Canyon Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Sandia Peak: 1.4 mi
- The Needle: 1.8 mi
- Palomas Peak: 2.0 mi
- The Prow: 2.0 mi
- Tombstone: 2.0 mi
- Sandia Mountains Historical Marker: 2.6 mi
- Bernalillo Watershed Withdrawal: 4.0 mi
- W. L. Jackson Park: 5.5 mi
- Patricia Cassidy Park: 6.0 mi
- Little Cloud Park: 6.1 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 3.5 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 4.5 mi
- Daniels House: 9.5 mi
- Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site: 9.6 mi
- Sidewinder: 11.1 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 5.9 mi
- Shiny Orb Stone: 6.0 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 6.0 mi
- 38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud: 6.0 mi
- t: 6.9 mi
- LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER: 4.3 mi
- Juan Tabo Cabin: 4.4 mi
- Old Shelter: 4.8 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 6.0 mi
- Pa-ako ruins: 7.6 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 6.6 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 6.6 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 8.1 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 9.9 mi
- Corrales Historical Society: 10.2 mi
- Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 1.6 mi
- Nine Mile Picnic Ground: 2.3 mi
- Capulin Picnic Ground: 2.3 mi
- Capulin Springs Picnic Ground: 2.4 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 3.3 mi
- Media Spring: 0.8 mi
- Capulin Spring: 2.3 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 3.1 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 3.1 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 3.5 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 9.3 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 9.4 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 11.6 mi
- Winrock Garden: 12.4 mi
- Garden Center: 12.6 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 8.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 9.7 mi
- Trailhead: 17.7 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 17.9 mi
- Devils Throne: 22.0 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 24.3 mi
- Travertine Falls: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Osha Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | SSW 197° | 3,255 m | 2.6 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | WSW 237° | 3,184 m | 1.4 mi |
| The Needle | SW 225° | 3,127 m | 1.8 mi |
| The Thumb | SSW 199° | 3,081 m | 3.1 mi |
| The Chimney | SSW 204° | 3,051 m | 2.5 mi |
| Tombstone | SSW 208° | 3,048 m | 2.0 mi |
| Jawbone | S 180° | 3,014 m | 3.9 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | S 178° | 2,982 m | 8.7 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 | 19:47 | 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, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jul–Oct — fullest in Aug, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge North Floodway Channel Near Alameda, NM, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13246722612
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 7 mi
- Cedar Crest · 10 mi
- Albuquerque · 16 mi
- Edgewood · 19 mi
- Madrid · 19 mi
- Central New Mexico · 29 mi
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