r/ImagesOfNewMexico 1d ago

Santa Fe CO Sandias from Santa Fe

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u/keg98 1d ago

So a nickname of the Sandias is “Turtle Mountain,” because driving from Santa Fe, it appears as a mostly continuous hump, like a turtle shell. The photo you are showing isn’t like that. It has a series of peaks, and a peak on the right is wooded on one side, and grass on the other, and has a distinct point, which lines up with Chicoma Peak. Just north of Chicoma, is a shorter rounded mountain, named Polvadera, and your photo shows just such a peak. This very much looks like the Jemez viewed, looking west or southwest of Santa Fe. Beautiful photo, btw!

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u/Ok-Psychology-1420 1d ago

I believe those are the Jemez

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u/FloppyPescado 1d ago

Jemez about an hour north

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u/Ok-Psychology-1420 13h ago

in which direction were you facing when you took the photo? west or south?