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Overview
This list includes the ranked and unranked summits in the Sandia Mountains as well as known routes. All peaks are in either Bernallio or Sandoval county and either the Sandia Crest or Tijeras quandrangle. I used the following boundaries to compile this list: 1) East of Albuquerque, 2) North of I-40, 3) West of Rt 14 and 536, and 4) South of Rt 165.Sandia Mountain Summits
| Summit Name | Elevation | State Rank | Prominence | Quadrangle |
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| Sandia Peak | 10,678' | 120 | 4,108' | Sandia Crest | North Sandia Peak | 10,447' | - | 227' | Sandia Crest |
| "The Needle" | 10,260' | 174 | 400' | Sandia Crest |
| "The Thumb" | 10,107' | 205 | 327' | Sandia Crest | South Sandia Peak | 9,782' | 275 | 642' | Tijeras |
| "Hail Peak" | 9,660' | 301 | 400' | Sandia Crest |
| Point 9627 | 9,627' | 309 | 367' | Sandia Crest |
| Point 9579 | 9,579' | 322 | 359' | Sandia Crest |
| Capulin Peak | 8,929' | - | 149' | Sandia Crest |
| Tecolote Peak | 8,835' | - | 175' | Sandia Crest |
| Palomas Peak | 8,685' | 654 | 585' | Sandia Crest |
| Point 8300 | 8,300' | S | 280' | Sandia Crest |
| Point 8201 | 8,201' | 954 | 301' | Sandia Crest |
| "Rincon Peak" | 8,163' | - | 263' | Sandia Crest |
| Point 7860 | 7,860' | 1227 | 440' | Tijeras |
| Point 7420 | 7,420' | S | 280' | Tijeras |
| Point 7020 | 7,020' | S | 280' | Sandia Crest |
| "U-Mound" | 6,307' | - | 127' | Tijeras |
Sandia Mountain Routes
| Summit Name | Route | Class | Distance (one-way) | Gain |
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| Sandia Peak | La Luz Trail | 2 | 6.9 miles | 3600' | Knife Edge of the Shield | 5.3 | 5.0 miles | 3700' |
| North Sandia Peak | From the Crest | 1 | 1.9 miles | 400' |
| N Crest Trail 130N | 1 | 8.8 miles | 4000' | |
| N Crest Variation | 2 | ? | ? | |
| "The Needle" | East Saddle | 5.2 | 1.5 miles | 1200' |
| "The Thumb" | Southeast Ridge | 3 | 1.7 miles | 1700' | South Sandia Peak | Embudo Trail | 2 | 6.4 miles | 3600' |
| Embudito Trail | 2 | 5.7 miles | 3600' | |
| Three Gun Springs | 2 | 5.6 miles | 3460' | |
| CCC Trail | 2 | 4.6 miles | 3300' | |
| "Hail Peak" | ? | 5.2 | ? | ? |
| Point 9627 | Tree Springs | 1 | 3.4 miles | 1440' |
| Cienega Trail | 1 | 2.8 miles | 2040' | |
| Pino Trail | 1 | 4.5 miles | 3180' | |
| Point 9579 | Cienega Trail | 1 | 2.7 miles | 2000' |
| Pino Trail | 1 | 4.4 miles | 3140' | |
| Capulin Peak | Capulin Peak Trail | 1 | 0.6 miles | 260' |
| Tecolote Peak | Tecolote Peak Trail | 1 | 0.9 miles | 220' |
| Palomas Peak | South Ridge | 2 | 1.3 miles | 600' |
| Point 8300 | Rincon Ridge | 2+ | 3.0 miles | 2000' |
| Point 8201** | - | - | - | - |
| Rincon Peak | Piedra Lisa Trail | 2+ | 3.3 miles | 2000' |
| Point 7860 | Boulder Ridge | 2 | 3.0 miles | 1900' |
| Point 7420 | Waterfall Trail | 3 | 2.2 miles | 1460' |
| Eye of the Sandias Trail | 2+ | 2.2 miles | 1460' | |
| Point 7020 | South Ridge | 1 | 0.7 miles | 560' |
| "U-Mound" | U-Mound Access | 2+ | 0.7 miles | 350' |
**Point 8201 lies within Sandia Indian Reservation Land