Sandia Foothills Open Space (please use more specific location)

Sandia Foothills Open Space (please use more specific location)

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87111

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Sandia Foothills Open Space map

About this Location

The Sandia Foothills Open Space contains approximately 2,650 acres of steeply sloped hills intersected by gravelly drainages at the base of the Sandia Mountains.

The numerous drainages support a wider variety of shrubs including chamisa, apache plume, three-leaf sumac, and oak species. Wildlife in the Foothills includes mule deer, coyote, black bear, cougar, rabbit, rock squirrel, lizard, and rattlesnake, plus a wide variety of birds. Elevation ranges from 5,720 to 6,800 feet above sea level in the area.

The plant species include a variety of grasses and wildflowers, cane cholla, and prickly pear cactus. Single-seed juniper and piñon trees dot the landscape.

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