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  2. Sandia Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Sandias are a small range, a part of the Basin and Range Province, but built by a different phenomenon known as rifting, consisting of a single north–south ridge, which rises to two major summits: Sandia Crest and South Sandia Peak, 9,782 ft (2,982 m). The range measures approximately 17 miles (27 km) north-south, and the width in the ...

  3. Sandia–Manzano Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Sandia–Manzano Mountains are a substantial mountain area that defines the eastern edge of the middle Rio Grande Valley of central New Mexico.They are not only an attractive backdrop to greater Albuquerque, the largest metropolitan area in New Mexico, but their elevation changes provide recreational opportunities including winter skiing and cool summer hiking or picnicing, as compared to ...

  4. List of mountain ranges of New Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Brushy (Teethy) Mountains. Caballo Mountains. Canyon Creek Mountains. Capitan Mountains. Cebolleta Mountains. Cedar Mountain Range. Chupadera Mountains. Chuska Mountains. Cimarron (Cinnamon) Range.

  5. Sandia Mountain Wilderness - Wikipedia

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    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).

  6. Sandia Crest - Wikipedia

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    Sandia Crest. 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 ...

  7. Manzano Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Manzanos viewed from Mesa del Sol near Albuquerque, New Mexico The high point of the Manzano Mountains is Manzano Peak (10,098 ft; 3,078 m), at the southern end of the range. Other notable peaks include flat-topped Bosque Peak (9,610 ft; 2,930 m), near the center of the range, and the twin pyramids of Mosca Peak (9,509 ft; 2,898 m) and ...

  8. Cibola National Forest - Wikipedia

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    The Cibola National Forest (pronounced SEE-bo-lah) is a 1,633,783 acre (6,611.7 km2) United States National Forest in New Mexico, US. The name Cibola is thought to be the original Zuni Indian name for their pueblos or tribal lands. The name was later interpreted by the Spanish to mean "buffalo". [3] The forest is disjointed with lands spread ...

  9. Petroglyph National Monument - Wikipedia

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    Petroglyph National Monument. Petroglyph National Monument stretches 17 miles (27 km) along Albuquerque, New Mexico 's West Mesa, a volcanic basalt escarpment that dominates the city's western horizon. Authorized June 27, 1990, the 7,236 acres (2,928 ha) monument is cooperatively managed by the National Park Service and the City of Albuquerque.

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