Welcome to Desert Mountain ...

Desert Mountain is located in Sandoval County<1>.

The location of Desert Mountain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Desert Mountain: Desert Mtn. (or less commonly used: Desert Mntn.)

Desert Mountain is 5,330 feet [1,625 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Desert Mountain is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Desert Mountain lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Desert Mountain ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Desert Mountain.

• Albuquerque
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albuquerque
  • Albuquerque is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albuquerque <4>
• Rio Rancho
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rancho
  • Rio Rancho is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Rancho <4>
• Corrales
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrales
  • Corrales is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corrales <4>
• Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
  • Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
• Tijeras
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tijeras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras
  • Tijeras is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tijeras <4>
• Algodones
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algodones
  • Algodones is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algodones <4>
• Placitas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placitas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placitas
  • Placitas is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placitas <4>
• Pueblo of Sandia Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pueblo of Sandia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo of Sandia Village
  • Pueblo of Sandia Village is located in Sandoval County
• Diamond Tail Ranch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Tail Ranch
  • Diamond Tail Ranch is located in Sandoval County
• San Felipe Pueblo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Felipe Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Felipe Pueblo
  • San Felipe Pueblo is located in Sandoval County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Desert Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Desert Mountain.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Desert Mountain. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Desert Mountain.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Desert Mountain. See our Newspapers Page for Desert Mountain.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Desert Mountain ...

Looking for more information about Desert Mountain? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Desert Mountain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Desert Mountain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Desert Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sandoval County: www.sandovalcounty.com/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/