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South Sandia Spring

South Sandia Spring, seen from above at true elevation

South Sandia Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,689 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Old South Sandia Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 2.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2689 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.09956, -106.42578

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Carlito Springs Open Space: 1.8 mi
  • Tres Pistolas Open Space: 2.0 mi
  • Hawk Watch Open Space: 2.2 mi
  • Luis Garcia Park: 2.4 mi
  • Ojito de San Antonio Open Space: 2.5 mi
Attractions: 59
  • Daniels House: 4.5 mi
  • PGM-11 Redstone Rocket: 6.5 mi
  • RIM-2 Terrier: 6.5 mi
  • LTV A-7 Corsair: 6.5 mi
  • Republic F-105 Thunderchief: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 51
  • Musical Highway: 2.0 mi
  • Luis Garcia: 2.4 mi
  • Eye Of The Sandias: 2.8 mi
  • Aluminum Yucca: 3.9 mi
  • 66: 4.9 mi
Museums: 32
  • Museum of the American Military Family: 2.7 mi
  • Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 4.5 mi
  • Tinkertown Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Tinkertown Museum: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 28
Picnic sites: 28
  • Picnic Ground 5: 3.2 mi
  • Picnic Ground 4: 3.2 mi
  • Bobcat Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Bobcat Picnic Ground: 3.2 mi
  • Dove Picnic Ground: 3.2 mi
Springs: 26
  • Old South Sandia Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Three Gun Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Carlito Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Embudo Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Oso Springs: 2.9 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Garden Center: 6.1 mi
  • Albuquerque Rose Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Winrock Garden: 7.7 mi
  • La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Japanese Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of South Sandia Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestN 350°3,255 m7.8 mi
North Sandia PeakN 349°3,184 m9.5 mi
The NeedleNNW 348°3,127 m9.0 mi
The ThumbNNW 347°3,081 m7.4 mi
The ChimneyNNW 349°3,051 m8.0 mi
TombstoneN 349°3,048 m8.5 mi
JawboneN 355°3,014 m6.2 mi
South Sandia PeakN 349°2,982 m1.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:5319:4620:24
September equinox06:5418:3119:04
December solstice07:1116:1916:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354047546373767467564435
Precip in0.70.91.10.90.70.62.62.71.61.30.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Foothills NE, 5 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jul–Oct — fullest in Jul, leanest in Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.81.01.01.11.00.92.01.81.71.40.60.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Hahn Arroyo IN Albuquerque, NM, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7257521265

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