Sandia Cave
Sandia Cave, also called the Sandia Man Cave, is an archaeological site near Bernalillo, New Mexico, within Cibola National Forest. First discovered and excavated in the 1930s, the site exhibits purported evidence of human use from 9,000 to 11,000 years ago.Photo: Skarz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: show cave in New Mexico
- Also known as: “Sandia Man Cave”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Placitas.
Placitas
Hamlet
Placitas is a census-designated place in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,977. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. Placitas is situated 4 miles north of Sandia Cave.
Sandia Cave
- Categories: archaeological site, show cave, and landform
- Location: Bernalillo, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.25475° or 35° 15′ 17″ northLongitude
-106.40559° or 106° 24′ 20″ westElevation
7,119 feet (2,170 metres)Open location code
857M7H3V+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 4595603965OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q7416325
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Sandia Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف سانديا”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف سانديا”
- French: “grotte de Sandia”
- French: “Grotte de Sandia”
- Polish: “Sandia”
- Spanish: “Cueva Sandia”
- Spanish: “Cueva Sandía”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sandia Man Cave Trailhead and Sloan Mine.
Nearby Places
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