Sandia Mountains

Sandia Mountains
The Sandia Mountains and Rio Grande at sunset, looking southeast from Bernalillo
Highest point
Peak	Sandia Crest
Elevation	10,678 ft (3,255 m)
Prominence	4,201 ft (1,280 m) (crest)
Coordinates	35°12′32″N 106°26′49″W / 35.20889°N 106.44694°W / 35.20889; -106.44694
Dimensions
Length	17 mi (27 km) N-S
Width	8 mi (13 km) E-W
Naming
Language of name	Dził Nááyisí (Navajo)
Geography
Location of the Sandia Mountains within New Mexico
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Parent range	Sandia–Manzano Mountains
Borders on	Albuquerque, NM

The Sandia Mountains (Southern Tiwa: Posu gai hoo-oo, Keres: Tsepe, Navajo: Dził Nááyisí; Tewa: O:ku:p’į, Northern Tiwa: Kep’íanenemą; Towa: Kiutawe, Zuni: Chibiya Yalanne)^[1] are a mountain range located in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, immediately to the east of the city of Albuquerque in New Mexico in the southwestern 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 within the Cibola National Forest and protected as the Sandia Mountain Wilderness. The highest point is Sandia Crest, 10,678 feet (3,255 m).