Rincon Colorado
Rincon Colorado is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,492 m. Cerro Pavo stands 3,144 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Laguna Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 24 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2492 m
How to reach it
- 24.5 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
77 named places within 25 miles
- Laguna Peak: 1.0 mi
- Mesa Laguna: 2.4 mi
- Mesa Golondrina: 4.5 mi
- Mesa los Indios: 4.6 mi
- Dead Man Peak: 5.4 mi
- Nogales Cliff House trailhead: 7.2 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 13.0 mi
- Chimney Rock: 15.5 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 16.2 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 20.1 mi
- Cecilia Spring: 11.4 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 17.8 mi
- Turkey Spring: 21.6 mi
- Dulce Spring: 23.0 mi
- Amador Spring: 24.5 mi
- Time Capsule: 20.1 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 21.9 mi
- San Juan Basin: 24.6 mi
- Cuba: 24.7 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 14.2 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 20.6 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 17.3 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 23.4 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 18.9 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 22.6 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rincon Colorado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Pavo | SSE 150° | 3,144 m | 24.8 mi |
| Cerro Pedernal | SE 132° | 3,003 m | 19.3 mi |
| Cerro Jarocito | S 174° | 2,993 m | 20.2 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | SSE 157° | 2,992 m | 24.2 mi |
| Nacimiento Peak | SSW 193° | 2,973 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mesa del Medio | SE 146° | 2,959 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mining Mountain | S 177° | 2,927 m | 22.9 mi |
| Eureka Mesa | SSW 191° | 2,925 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lindrith 1 WSW, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357622372
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