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The Sandias are part of a single larger geologic unit, the Sandia–Manzano Mountains, which consists of two other parts: the Manzanita Mountains and the Manzano Mountains (both of which lie to the south of the Sandias). The Sandia mountains are separated from the Manzano mountains by the Manzanitas.
For the eastern exposures of the Sandia and Manzano Mountains and Estancia Basin, they recommend division into the Los Moyos Formation and Wild Cow Formation. They recommend abandoning the name Madera Group in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. [ 8 ]
Sandia Mountain Wilderness, part of Cibola National Forest, is located east of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and comprises much of Sandia Mountains. It became part of the National Wilderness Preservation System in 1978 by an act of the United States Congress and has a total of 37,877 acres (15,328 ha).
When this happened, the Albuquerque basin reversed its half-graben tilt from west to east, and now slopes down to the base of the newly formed Sandia Mountains. [13] The northern part of the Albuquerque Basin was left with the appearance of a symmetrical basin, and is sometimes regarded as a separate geologic basin (Santo Domingo basin). [14]
The Sandia Formation is a geologic formation in New Mexico, United States. ... The formation rests on Precambrian basement rock in the Sandia Mountains, ...
Sandia Crest, also known locally as Sandia Peak or simply as the Crest, [2] is a mountain ridge that, at 10,679 feet (3,255 m), is the highpoint of the Sandia–Manzano Mountains, and is located in the Sandia Mountains of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. Instead of a true summit or topographic peak, this range climbs to a long ...
Sandia Mountains Capulin Snow Play Site COST: $3 entry fee DIRECTIONS: From Interstate 40 and Exit 175, drive toward Cedar Crest on NM-14. Follow NM-14 — also known as the Turquoise Trail ...
Sandia Granite with xenolith. The Sandia granite is prominently exposed along the east flank of the Rio Grande rift, with almost 1.5 kilometres (4,900 feet) of exposure at Sandia Crest. It extends from Placitas to Tijeras Canyon. Its radiometric age is 1453±12 Ma. [1] The pluton is a single body with significant heterogeneities.