Cliff · New Mexico
La Cuchilla de la Monjonera
La Cuchilla de la Monjonera is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,524 m. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the west-southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Loma Parda, a peak 1.7 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2524 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.05974, -106.31392
- 7.7 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 13.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 15.3 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 19.4 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 17 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 22 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Loma Parda: 1.7 mi
- Los Posos: 2.0 mi
- La Utah: 2.5 mi
- Mesa del Terrero: 2.6 mi
- La Sotella: 2.6 mi
Artworks: 50
- Pink Flamingo: 10.4 mi
- Nexus: 11.0 mi
- Golondrina: 12.2 mi
- Touch the Sky: 12.3 mi
- Oppenheimer and Groves: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Puye Cliff Dwellings: 7.6 mi
- Puye Ruins Historical Marker: 7.7 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 10.2 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 10.3 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 10.4 mi
Parks: 33
- Dominguez-Velez de Escalente Trail Historical Marker: 10.2 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 11.2 mi
- Kiva: 12.0 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 12.1 mi
- Main Gate Park: 13.1 mi
Springs: 19
- Pine Spring: 7.3 mi
- Armstead Spring: 15.4 mi
- American Spring: 15.9 mi
- Apache Spring: 16.8 mi
- Alamo Spring: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 17
- Tsi’pin Ruins trailhead (permit required via Coyote Ranger Station): 9.6 mi
- Española: 13.7 mi
- Bond House Historic Site: 13.7 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 14.0 mi
- Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Camp May: 12.2 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 20.6 mi
Museums: 10
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 10.2 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 12.2 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 12.3 mi
- Bond House Museum: 13.7 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Gates of Hell: 6.6 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 15.0 mi
- Black Mesa: 16.5 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 20.0 mi
- La Mesita: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 20.7 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 20.9 mi
- Jemez Falls: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 2
- Memorial Rose Garden: 12.3 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 17.2 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 23.6 mi
Hot springs: 2
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 20.2 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 22.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Rendija Arch: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Buckman: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of La Cuchilla de la Monjonera. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | WSW 237° | 3,558 m | 9.1 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | SW 228° | 3,517 m | 5.3 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | W 270° | 3,419 m | 5.1 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | WSW 237° | 3,323 m | 8.3 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | WSW 251° | 3,225 m | 12.8 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | SSW 201° | 3,200 m | 7.9 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | SSW 202° | 3,176 m | 12.8 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | WSW 258° | 3,174 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357595676
Day trips start here
- Española · 14 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 19 mi
- Pojoaque · 20 mi
- Chimayó · 22 mi
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