Albuquerque <
The Sandia Mountains rise east of the town. They’re in style for snowboarding and mountaineering. Albuquerque is the house of the College of New Mexico. Kirtland Air Pressure Base is close by. The group was named for the Duke of Alburquerque, a Spanish nobleman. Albuquerque was based in 1706 and included as a metropolis in 1891.