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Gobernador & Cereza Fossil Area

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Elevation, modelled
1,983 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Piedra Agujero2,481 m · 24.6 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:32local time
Coordinates
36.5559, -107.3407
Gobernador & Cereza Fossil Area from directly overhead

Gobernador & Cereza Fossil Area is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,983 m. Piedra Agujero stands 2,481 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Cereza Canyon Riparian Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

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Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gobernador & Cereza Fossil Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piedra AgujeroNE 38°2,481 m24.6 mi
Burns HillNE 43°2,418 m24.2 mi
Mestenas PeakNNE 12°2,343 m14.5 mi
Mestenas MesaNNE 15°2,322 m15.4 mi
Laguna Seca MesaN 10°2,319 m7.2 mi
Gobernador KnobN 3°2,316 m5.7 mi
Devils MesaNNE 26°2,306 m13.5 mi
Wild Horse MesaSSE 162°2,292 m11.0 mi

120 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:21
June solstice05:5219:5320:32
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:1916:1816:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323644516171777567544132
Precip in0.90.70.80.90.80.41.71.41.41.10.91.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Navajo DAM, 23 mi away.

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