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East Albuquerque Ranges

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Sandia Crest (10,678 ft/3255 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	New Mexico
Area	1,112 sq mi / 2,880 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	37 mi / 59 km North-South 54 mi / 87 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	35° 16' N; 106° 12' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of East Albuquerque Ranges
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the East Albuquerque Ranges.

Southeast New Mexico Ranges	Level 4 (Parent)
East Albuquerque Ranges	Level 5
Ortiz Peak Area	Level 6 (Child)
Sandia Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Manzano Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
East Central New Mexico High Plateau	Level 5 (Sibling)
Capitan Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
South East Rio Grande Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)
San Andres Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Sacramento Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the East Albuquerque Ranges

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Sandia Crest	10,678	3255	Sandia Mountains
2.	North Sandia Peak	10,447	3184	Sandia Mountains
3.	Sandia Needle	10,240+	3121+	Sandia Mountains
4.	Tridents	10,160+	3097+	Sandia Mountains
5.	The Thumb	10,107	3081	Sandia Mountains
6.	South Sandia Peak	9782	2982	Sandia Mountains
7.	Peak 9627	9627	2934	Sandia Mountains
8.	Sandia Peak 9579	9579	2920	Sandia Mountains
9.	Sandia Peak 9341	9341	2847	Sandia Mountains
10.	Capulin Peak	8929	2722	Sandia Mountains
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Sandia Crest	10,678	3255	Sandia Mountains
2.	Placer Mountain	8897	2712	Ortiz Peak Area

Photos of Peaks in the East Albuquerque Ranges

Sandia Crest Chad Amato with Sunset Photo by Chad Amato. Click here for larger-size photo.	North Sandia Peak horny toad along the way (2019-08-01). Photo by Eric Smith. Click here for larger-size photo.
South Sandia Peak South Peak from Tramway Blvd in Albuquerque (2019-08-15). Photo by Eric Smith. Click here for larger-size photo.	Placer Mountain ...At the beginning of the May [2015] Clayton Bass [SF botanical garden's CEO] put the kibosh on vehicle traffic... But Bass insists he's not limiting access. He's just limiting vehicle access..."We're not closing down the road. We're just saying if you want to see the preserve, then you're going to have to see it by foot. You're going to have to hike up there, not drive. "I love that preserve," he adds. "I would never want to do anything to inhibit its access." (Santa Fe Reporter, May 15 2015) (2019-11-25). Photo by Eric Smith. Click here for larger-size photo.
Palomas Peak view to the north from the summit (2019-08-07). Photo by Eric Smith. Click here for larger-size photo.	Peak 7400 Looking south toward the Manzanita and Manzano Mountains from just below the summit of Peak 7400 (2022-01-05). Photo by Jay Smith. Click here for larger-size photo.
Cedar Mountain Leroy on the summit with Redondo in the distance (2019-11-25). Photo by Leroy Brown. Click here for larger-size photo.	Crest of Montezuma Leroy cooling off near the Placitas BM on the way to the summit (2020-05-15). Photo by Leroy Brown. Click here for larger-size photo.
U-Mound View of Albuquerque after scrambling up U-Mound. (2018-04-08). Photo by Chris L. Click here for larger-size photo.

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