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Agua Sarca

In the Sandia Mountains

Trail3.4 km · 2.1 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Penasco Blanco 0.7 mi · 1.1 kmExplore Sandia Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 15–26 °C (59–79 °F)

  1. J2°-9°24
  2. F5°-7°24
  3. M10°-4°36
  4. A15°0°28
  5. M21°5°25
  6. J26°10°30
  7. J26°13°70
  8. A24°12°77
  9. S21°8°47
  10. O15°2°47
  11. N8°-4°26
  12. D2°-9°30

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Agua Sarca is a trail of about 3.4 km (2.1 mi) in Cibola National Forest, New Mexico, United States of America. It is in the Sandia Mountains. It lies about 4.6 km southwest of Placitas.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
3.4 km · 2.1 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain range
Sandia Mountains (Intermountain West › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
4.6 km SW of Placitas (Sandoval County, New Mexico) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Cibola National Forest
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
New Mexico
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.2709, -106.4474
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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Fence Line

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distance from the trail centre

Penasco Blanco

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Crest

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Del Agua Trail

1.6 mi · 2.6 km · Cibola National Forest

Strip Mine

1.7 mi · 2.8 km · Cibola National Forest

Bobsled

1.9 mi · 3.0 km · Cibola National Forest

Chalk Dust

1.9 mi · 3.0 km · Cibola National Forest

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