Sandia Peak by Richardphotos
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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)
Great view.
Great shot.
Beautiful capture Richard!!
Beautiful shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing yet somehow utterly desolate looking landscape!
Wonderful capture! :)
wow! very beautiful view love it...great capture richard!!
Amazing vastness of this landscape!
What a great view Richard..Superb capture! Thanks :)
Wonderful capture. Almost looks like parts of the Big Island of Hawaii. Like on top of Mauna Kea looking down. Beautiful. Aloha
lovely shot Richard x
Fabulous vista and awesome photo Richard!
What an impressive view. Fantastic shot!!
Impressive vista!has no endless!Awesome photo!
SHINING WORK.
This is such an awe inspiring shot!!! The landscape is stunning.
What a fantastic shot, Richard. That is a brillant choice of motif.. The best "Wide open space" capture i have ever seen. One really get the feeling of, how enormous that area really is. Picture taken from the road if i understand this right.... My first thought was... a photo taken from an aeroplane...
A great memory for me, I built a house up on this range for the owner of a Pensoil distributor, awesom house and awesome place ~ I also built the 12 story Pyramid Holiday inn there ~ they call it something else now but those were great days and the balloons! Awesome!
A spectacular view!
What a beautiful view! Splendid capture.
Don't trip!!! Awesome Shot :-)
Superb shot of some really fantastic country!!!!!
Fabulous shot! Love the view, you sure do get up and out dont you! Love it!
Beautiful landscape.
Lovely view from here and you both sound as if you had a great trip.
Flannelman and I enjoyed the tram ride a few years ago on vacation and it really is a fabulous ride. This is a wonderful shot of the view into the valley below.
i know this place very well ;) great shot!
Hello my dear friend, A wonderful photography full of harmony and beauty. Fantastic work. Superbly done!! Congratulations!! Happy weekend. Luminous blesing. Ludy
What a vantage point! Awesome capture!
great capture a little to near the edge for my liking lol