Travertine Falls
Travertine Falls is a waterfall in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,081 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the north-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Carlito Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 0.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 10 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 1.0 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 1.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.9 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Rock Overlook · 2 mi
- Bet's Rock · 2 mi
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 2 mi
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carlito Springs Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Ojito de San Antonio Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Luis Garcia Park: 1.1 mi
- Hawk Watch Open Space: 2.7 mi
- Tres Pistolas Open Space: 2.9 mi
- South Sandia Peak: 2.7 mi
- Cedro Peak: 3.8 mi
- Manzano Mountain: 4.2 mi
- U Mound: 5.0 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 5.1 mi
- Luis Garcia: 1.1 mi
- Musical Highway: 2.0 mi
- Eye Of The Sandias: 4.3 mi
- Aluminum Yucca: 5.3 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 6.2 mi
- Daniels House: 6.4 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 7.4 mi
- PGM-11 Redstone Rocket: 8.1 mi
- RIM-2 Terrier: 8.2 mi
- LTV A-7 Corsair: 8.2 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 1.1 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 1.5 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 3.6 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 5.3 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: 8.2 mi
- Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker: 1.1 mi
- Public Safety Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Kief: 4.4 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 6.4 mi
- Old Shelter: 7.0 mi
- Carlito Spring: 0.6 mi
- South Sandia Spring: 1.8 mi
- Old South Sandia Spring: 2.0 mi
- Mud Spring: 2.3 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Ground 5: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Ground 4: 2.2 mi
- Dove Picnic Ground: 2.3 mi
- Dove Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Bobcat Picnic Ground: 2.3 mi
- Garden Center: 7.8 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 9.0 mi
- Winrock Garden: 9.5 mi
- La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 10.0 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 2.3 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 10.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 17.6 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Travertine Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NNW 338° | 3,255 m | 8.5 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NNW 340° | 3,184 m | 10.3 mi |
| The Needle | NNW 338° | 3,127 m | 9.9 mi |
| The Thumb | NNW 336° | 3,081 m | 8.3 mi |
| The Chimney | NNW 337° | 3,051 m | 8.8 mi |
| Tombstone | NNW 339° | 3,048 m | 9.3 mi |
| Jawbone | NNW 340° | 3,014 m | 6.9 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | NW 310° | 2,982 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:46 | 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: 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3758752747
Day trips start here
- Cedar Crest · 1 mi
- Edgewood · 12 mi
- Albuquerque · 15 mi
- Bernalillo · 17 mi
- Central New Mexico · 19 mi
- Madrid · 25 mi
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