Sandia Mountains
The Sandia Mountains is 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: G. Thomas, Public domain.
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 10,213 feet
- Description: mountain range to the east of Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Also known as: “Akompije’imping *”, “Chibiya Yalanne”, “Dzil gaashisii”, “Kepita *”, “Kiutawe”, “Kiutawe *”, “Oh-koo-bien”, “Oku Pin”, “Sandia Mountain”, “Sandija’imping *”, “Sierra de los Mansos”, “Sierra de Puaray”, “Tsepe”, “Tsepe *”, and “Tsi’pija *”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sandia Crest.
Sandia Crest
Peak
Photo: Skoch3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandia Crest, also known locally as Sandia Peak or simply as the Crest, is a mountain ridge that, at 10,679 feet, is the highpoint of the Sandia–Manzano Mountains, and is located in the Sandia Mountains of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandia Park and Cañoncito.
Sandia Park
Hamlet
Photo: Jim Legans, Jr, CC BY 2.0.
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 is situated 4½ miles southeast of Sandia Mountains.
Cañoncito
Hamlet
Cañoncito is an unincorporated community in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. Cañoncito is located along New Mexico State Road 14 13.5 miles east of central Albuquerque. Cañoncito is situated 5 miles southeast of Sandia Mountains.
San Antonito
Hamlet
San Antonito is a census-designated place in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 985 as of the 2010 census. San Antonito is situated 5 miles southeast of Sandia Mountains.
Sandia Mountains
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Bernalillo, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Sandia Mountains” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sandia Mountains”
- Chinese: “桑迪亚山脉”
- Chinese: “桑迪亚峰”
- Chinese: “桑迪亞山脈”
- Croatian: “Sandia”
- Czech: “Sandia Mountains”
- Dutch: “Sandia Mountains”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبال سانديا”
- French: “monts Sandia”
- French: “Monts Sandia”
- French: “Sandia Mountains”
- German: “Sandia Mountains”
- Japanese: “サンディア山脈”
- Korean: “산디아산맥”
- Ladin: “Sandia Mountains”
- Navajo: “Dził Nááyisí”
- Persian: “کوههای سندیا”
- Persian: “کوههای سندیا”
- Russian: “Сандия”
- Spanish: “Montanas Sandia”
- Spanish: “Montanas Sandía”
- Spanish: “Montañas Sandia”
- Spanish: “Montañas sandía”
- Spanish: “Sierra de Sandia”
- Spanish: “Sierra de Sandía”
- Venetian: “Siera de Sandía”
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Localities in the Area
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