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    United States. The mountains are just due south of the southern terminus of the Rocky Mountains, and are part of the Sandia–Manzano Mountains. This is largely...
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    The Sandia–Manzano Mountains are a substantial mountain area that defines the eastern edge of the middle Rio Grande Valley of central New Mexico. They...
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    679 feet (3,255 m), is the highpoint of the Sandia–Manzano Mountains, and is located in the Sandia Mountains of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States...
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    northeast edge of the city to Sandia Peak, on the ridge line of the Sandia Mountains and has the world's third longest single span. It is the longest aerial...
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    separated from the Sandia Mountains to the north by the "Manzanitas Mountains" and Tijeras Canyon. Both the Manzano and Sandia mountains are capped by Paleozoic...
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    referred to this as "Sandia Base" , after the nearby Sandia Mountains — apparently the first official recognition of the "Sandia" name. Sandia Laboratory was...
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    is that the Spanish called the mountain Sandía after viewing it illuminated by the setting sun. The Sandia Mountains have a red appearance to them, and...
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  • Sandia Mountain Wilderness, part of Cibola National Forest, is located east of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and comprises much of Sandia Mountains. It became...
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    The mountains and highlands east of the city create a rain shadow effect, due to the drying of air descending the mountains; the Sandia Mountain foothills...
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    Sandia Peak Ski Area, originally La Madera Ski Area, is a ski resort located in the Sandia Mountains in northeast Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United...
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    the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque, New Mexico. The trail begins at the La Luz Trailhead and proceeds approximately eight miles to either Sandia Crest...
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  • region Sandia Mountains, a mountain range near Albuquerque in New Mexico, USA, which gave their name to Sandia Heights, New Mexico Pueblo of Sandia Village...
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  • Kirtland Air Force Base on the west, and Eubank Avenue SE and the Sandia Mountains on the east, and Isleta Pueblo lands on the south. There were security...
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    Martin 4-0-4 prop plane used by TWA for that route crashed into the Sandia Mountains. Its deviation from the normal flight path, initially believed to be...
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    Andres Mountains, New Mexico San Francisco Mountains, Utah San Francisco Peaks, Arizona Sandia–Manzano Mountains, New Mexico Manzano Mountains, New Mexico...
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  • (Rio Arriba County) San Pedro Mountains (Santa Fe County) Sandia Mountains Sangre de Cristo Mountains Sawtooth Mountains Sierra Aguilada Sierra Blanca...
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    Manzanita Mountains, which stretch south, between the Sandia and the Manzano Mountains. The Manzano Mountains are managed by the Cibola National Forest's Mountainair...
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    The Ortiz Mountains are a mountain range in northern New Mexico, United States, in Santa Fe County, northeast of the Sandia Mountains and due north of...
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    Sky island (category Madrean Sky Islands mountain ranges)
    Peloncillo Mountains Quartz Mountains Sacramento Mountains San Augustin Mountains Sandia Mountains Spring Mountains Mount Taylor Volcano Wichita Mountains Baja...
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    ABQ is located in Bernalillo County, between the Rio Grande and the Sandia Mountains, east of Old Town and Barelas, 3 miles (5 km) southeast of downtown...
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  • dissolved in the 1990s. It was located along Las Huertas Creek near the Sandia Mountains. There was also a spring in Tawapa, and watercress grew by the spring...
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  • feature that formed the Sandia Mountains to the north, but the Manzano Mountains are more remote and less developed. "Manzano Mountains State Park Management...
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    State Road 165. The Sandia Cave is located on a steep side wall of Las Huertas Canyon, on the north side of the Sandia Mountains northeast of Albuquerque...
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    is in an arid climate due to its location in the rain shadow of the Sandia Mountains to the east and the Continental Divide to the west. Rio Rancho receives...
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    Panamint Range, the White Mountains, and the Sandia Mountains. The highest point fully within the province is White Mountain Peak in California, while...
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    Lake North Valley Paradise Hills Peña Blanca Placitas Ponderosa Pueblo of Sandia Village Regina Rio Communities North Rio Communities San Felipe Pueblo Santa...
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    mountains. Colorado and New Mexico have very similar climates. Both states can receive significant snowfalls off the mountains, while the mountains in...
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    in central New Mexico, and "stretches from the East Mountain area (just east of the Sandia Mountains) to the Volcano Cliffs on the west mesa." Sandoval...
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  • Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sandia Heights is located in northern Bernalillo County at the western base of the Sandia Mountains. It is bordered to the south...
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    It is located within the Estancia Valley, east of the Sandia Mountains and Manzano Mountains of central New Mexico. Most of the land cover in the area...
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