Sandia Mountains

English

The Sandia Mountains at sunset, looking Southeast from Bernalillo.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sandía (“watermelon”), which is popularly believed to be a reference to the reddish color of the mountains at sunset.

Proper noun

the Sandia Mountains pl (normally plural, singular Sandia Mountain)

1. A mountain range east of the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the southwestern United States.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Sandia-Manzano Mountains
• Sandias

Translations

mountain range in New Mexico

• Spanish: Sierra de Sandía f sg