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Travertine Falls

Travertine Falls, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.09520, -106.39382

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Attractions: 59
Artworks: 51
  • Luis Garcia: 1.1 mi
  • Musical Highway: 2.0 mi
  • 66: 3.2 mi
  • Eye Of The Sandias: 4.3 mi
  • Aluminum Yucca: 5.3 mi
Museums: 32
  • 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
  • Tinkertown Museum: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 28
Picnic sites: 28
  • 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
Springs: 27
  • 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
Gardens: 16
  • 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
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestNNW 338°3,255 m8.5 mi
North Sandia PeakNNW 340°3,184 m10.3 mi
The NeedleNNW 338°3,127 m9.9 mi
The ThumbNNW 336°3,081 m8.3 mi
The ChimneyNNW 337°3,051 m8.8 mi
TombstoneNNW 339°3,048 m9.3 mi
JawboneNNW 340°3,014 m6.9 mi
South Sandia PeakNW 310°2,982 m2.7 mi

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 5080 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3758752747

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