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Sandia Park is a census-designated place in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 237 as of the 2010 census and 265 as of the 2020 census . Sandia Park has a post office with ZIP code 87047.
The Sandia Mountains are the most visited range in New Mexico. Numerous hiking trails exist on both sides of the range, such as the popular La Luz Trail and Crest Trail. Much of the west side of the range is included in the Sandia Mountain Wilderness ; the trails on that side are steeper, and water is very scarce.
Sandia Peak Ski Area, originally La Madera Ski Area, [2] is a ski resort located in the Sandia Mountains in northeast Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States, immediately northeast of the city of Albuquerque. It is part of a Special Use Permit Zone in the Sandia Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.
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).
Highest point; Elevation: 7,691 ft (2,344 m) [1] Prominence: 580 ft (180 m) [2] Parent peak: South Mountain: Isolation: 3.32 mi (5.34 km) to South Mountain [2] Coordinates: 1]: Geography; Location: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States: Topo map: USGS Sandia Park: Geology; Rock age: Early Proterozoic [3]: Rock type: Metarhyolite [3]: Climbing; Easiest route: Hike: Monte Largo is located ...
View looking into the Sandia Mountains from the La Luz Trail. The La Luz Trail (Trail 137) is a popular hiking trail located on the west face of the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque, New Mexico. The trail begins at the La Luz Trailhead and proceeds approximately eight miles to either Sandia Crest or the Sandia Peak Tramway. The hike is ...
The Sandia–Manzano Mountains are a substantial mountain area that defines the eastern edge of the middle Rio Grande Valley of central New Mexico. Their elevation changes provide recreational opportunities including winter skiing and summer hiking or picnicing , as compared to the desert grasslands , foothills , and Rio Grande Valley below.
New Mexico is home to much of the Forest, including the Kiowa National Grassland 136,417 acres (552.1 km 2) in Harding, Union, Mora, and Colfax counties, New Mexico. The Cibola National Forest's Sandia Ranger District is just east of Albuquerque in Central New Mexico and includes the most visited mountains in the state of New Mexico.