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Description
the vantage point is looking South West with Albuquerque covering the valley floor. the upper left is the local airport
The Sandias are a small range, consisting of a single north-south ridge, which rises to two major summits: Sandia Crest and South Sandia Peak, 9,702 ft (2,957 m). The range measures approximately 17 miles (26 km) north-south, and the width in the east-west direction varies from 4 to 8 miles (6 to 12 km). The west side of the range is steep and rugged, with a number of sheer rock walls and towers near Sandia Crest. The east side has a gentler slope.
The Sandias are part of a single larger geologic unit, the Sandia-Manzano Mountains. The other part consists of the Manzano Mountains which lie to the south of the Sandias. The two ranges are separated by Tijeras Canyon, which leads to a historically important pass; the canyon is traversed by Interstate 40, following the route of historic U.S. Route 66.
Sandia Crest from the west, with adjacent radio and TV towers
The Sandias are the highest range in the immediate vicinity, and are well-separated from the higher Sangre de Cristo Mountains. This gives Sandia Crest a relatively high topographic prominence of 4,098 ft (1,249 m). Lying to the east and northeast of the Sandias are two smaller ranges, the Ortiz Mountains and the San Pedro Mountains.
The Sandia Mountains are home to the world's longest tramway, which is 2.7 miles (4.3 km) long. Over this period of 2.7 miles (4.3 km), the tram cars ascend over 4,000 feet (1,200 m) feet. The average speed of the tram car is 12 mph (19 km/h), and the length of the ride is approximately 15 minutes.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandia_Mountains
the snow capped mountains to the west is San Mateo range(11301 f high) close to Grant New Mexico I believe
except for the sand storm and snow storm in Utah Jocko500 and myself enjoyed crystal clear weather
thanks for viewing and any comments
Comments (82)
Mondwin
Really a fantastic and impressive view..Dear Friend!!!!!!!!!!!Bravissimo!:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
prutzworks
nice high alt shot
claude19
Traduction de la présentation de RichardPhotos : Les Sandias sont une petite gamme, en se composant d'un 45 tours au nord-sud l'arête, qui se montre à la hauteur de deux sommets importants : la Crête de Sandia et South Sandia Peak, 9 702 ft (2 957 m). La gamme mesure environ 17 miles (26 kms) au nord-sud et la largeur dans la direction est-ouest varie de 4 à 8 miles (6 à 12 kms). Le côté ouest de la gamme est raide et accidenté, avec un certain nombre de murs de roche purs et tours près de la Crête de Sandia. Le côté est a une pente plus douce. Les Sandias font partie d'une plus grande unité géologique simple, les Montagnes Sandia-Manzano. L'autre partie se compose des Montagnes Manzano qui mentent au sud du Sandias. Les deux gammes sont séparées par le Canyon Tijeras, qui mène à un laisser-passer historiquement important; le canyon est traversé par l'Autoroute 40, suite à la route de Route américaine historique 66. La Crête de Sandia de l'ouest, avec la radio adjacente et les tours de TV Les Sandias sont la plus haute gamme dans le voisinage immédiat et sont bien séparés des plus hautes Montagnes de Sangre de Cristo. Cela donne à la Crête de Sandia une relativement haute proéminence topographique de 4 098 ft (1 249 m). Le fait de mentir à l'est et au nord-est du Sandias est deux plus petites gammes, Ortiz Mountains et les Montagnes de San Pedro. Les Montagnes Sandia sont à la maison à la plus longue ligne de tramway du monde, qui est 2.7 miles (4.3 kms) longtemps. Pendant cette période de 2.7 miles (4.3 kms), les voitures de tram montent plus de 4 000 pieds (1 200 m) les pieds. La vitesse moyenne de la voiture de tram est 12 miles à l'heure (19 km/h) et la longueur du trajet est environ 15 minutes.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandia_Mountains les montagnes couronnées de la neige à l'ouest sont la gamme de San Mateo (11301 f haut) près de la Subvention Nouveau-Mexique que je crois à part la tempête de sable et la tempête de neige à Utah Jocko500 et moi-même a apprécié le temps cristallin merci de voir et n'importe quels commentaires Great and depth lunar landscape !!! WONDERFUL in zoom-in !!! Great thanks Richard !!!
carlx
Marvellous vista!!!
flora-crassella
what a great view!!!!!!! Very interesting image!
flavia49
I love this landscape!
lyron
Great view. Wonderful shot!!
ToniDunlap
That is some view. Oh the wonders your eyes have seen.
magnus073
Richard this is such an amazing shot as I've never seen them before. Thanks for all the details on this area too, it really helped.
sandra46
superlative landscape, fantastic photo!
micturn
WOW!
doarte
Wonderful Landscape Richard! The perspective on it is fantastic!
tryky5carla
Beautiful landscape,awesome view! Great shot!!
allnaydi
Fantastic perspective and capture Richard - and excellent background information. Awesome capture!
Debwhosmiles
Wonderful distance shot. Thx for the description too! Most interesting~ =)
durleybeachbum
Most interesting!
bakapo
fascinating! thanks for the info, too!
timtripp
cool shot.
moonrancher
Wow! Great scenic image, here. The tram sounds like a wonderful treat. We're in Santa Fe and we thought this sounded great, but we'll have to wait. You two were lucky, because they closed it just after you were there for maintenance. I bet you left tons of great photos for us, though. Thanks for the tip. We've spent lots of time there visiting, and nobody mentioned it.
Miska7
What a great view! Excellent shot.
evielouise
GREAT!~
pops
Great shot-this makes me feel so small
schonee
Been to Albuquerque we almost had to move there...I was not happy at all lol...I need trees and grass hehehehe...Great capture though.
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and impressive picture my friend.....!!!!
rawdodb
Gorgeous shot Richard!!!! Always wondered what it looked like fron that veiw!!
bebert
impressionnant!
angelbearzs
that is aweosme :-)
bmac62
You and Jocko experienced a grand variety on your trip. This is a fascinating photo. Your notes are like having our own guide...and of course we do...you. Well done.
eekdog Online Now!
cool pov, glad i don't have a fear of heights, this one can give you that feeling. very cool shot richard. steve
CavalierLady
Awesome vista, Richard. I looked at the Sangre De Cristos every day of my first 20 years! Great shot.