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The Sandia Mountains (Southern Tiwa: Posu gai hoo-oo, Keres: Tsepe, Navajo: Dził Nááyisí; Tewa: O:ku:p’į, Northern Tiwa: Kep’íanenemą; Towa: Kiutawe, Zuni: Chibiya Yalanne) [1] are a mountain range located in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, immediately to the east of the city of Albuquerque in New Mexico in the southwestern United States.
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).
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. The Sandia District includes national forest land in eastern Bernalillo and southeastern Sandoval counties, and includes the Sandia Peak Tram and the Sandia Crest National ...
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.
TripAdvisor has compiled a list of the best things to do in the city, based on the number of reviews, the positivity of those reviews and how recent they are. ... journey up the Sandia Mountains ...
Sandia Mountains Capulin Snow Play Site COST: $3 entry fee DIRECTIONS: From Interstate 40 and Exit 175, drive toward Cedar Crest on NM-14. ... Places to go sledding in New Mexico. Tribune ...
The Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area, sometimes referred to as Tiguex (named after the Southern Tiwa), [3] [4] [5] is a metropolitan area in central New Mexico centered on the city of Albuquerque. The metro comprises four counties: Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, and Valencia.
If you choose Albuquerque as the place to settle in retirement, the rocky peaks of the Sandia Mountains won't be far from home. And while the city's livability score is on the low side at 53 ...