Southwest
New Mexico
Bernalillo

Sandia Cave

Sandia Cave, also called the Sandia Man Cave, is an archaeological site near , within . First discovered and excavated in the 1930s, the site exhibits purported evidence of human use from 9,000 to 11,000 years ago.
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: show cave in New Mexico
  • Also known as: “Sandia Man Cave”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Placitas.

Hamlet
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.
is a census-designated place in , , United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,977. It is part of the . is situated 4 miles north of Sandia Cave.

Sandia Cave

Latitude
35.25475° or 35° 15′ 17″ north
Longitude
-106.40559° or 106° 24′ 20″ west
Elevation
7,119 feet (2,170 metres)
Open location code
857M7H3V+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4595603965
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Wiki­data ID
Q7416325
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Sandia Cave” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sloan Mine and La Luz Mine.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sandia Cave”. Photo: Skarz, CC BY-SA 4.0.