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Cedro Peak

Cedro Peak, a peak in New Mexico
Cedro Peak, a peak in New MexicoSkoch3 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cedro Peak, a peak in New Mexico
Skoch3 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cedro Peak, a peak in New Mexico
John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Cedro Peak rises to 2,369 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sabino Canyon Open Space, a park 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019104, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2369 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.05310, -106.35169

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sabino Canyon Open Space: 1.2 mi
  • Sedillo Ridge Open Space: 2.9 mi
  • Luis Garcia Park: 2.9 mi
  • Loma Ponderosa Open Space: 2.9 mi
  • Carlito Springs Open Space: 3.5 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 59
  • Daniels House: 9.7 mi
  • PGM-11 Redstone Rocket: 10.3 mi
  • LTV A-7 Corsair: 10.3 mi
  • Republic F-105 Thunderchief: 10.3 mi
  • RIM-2 Terrier: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 50
  • Luis Garcia: 2.9 mi
  • 66: 3.7 mi
  • Musical Highway: 3.8 mi
  • Happy Firetruck: 5.0 mi
  • Eye Of The Sandias: 6.7 mi
Museums: 32
  • Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 2.3 mi
  • Museum of the American Military Family: 2.7 mi
  • Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 6.3 mi
  • Tinkertown Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Tinkertown Museum: 8.1 mi
Springs: 31
  • Carlito Spring: 3.7 mi
  • South Sandia Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Mud Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Old South Sandia Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Three Gun Spring: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 27
Picnic sites: 27
Gardens: 16
  • Garden Center: 10.3 mi
  • Albuquerque Rose Garden: 12.0 mi
  • La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Winrock Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Japanese Memorial Garden: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Cedro Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestNNW 333°3,255 m12.2 mi
North Sandia PeakNNW 335°3,184 m13.9 mi
The NeedleNNW 333°3,127 m13.5 mi
The ThumbNNW 331°3,081 m12.0 mi
The ChimneyNNW 332°3,051 m12.5 mi
TombstoneNNW 334°3,048 m12.9 mi
JawboneNNW 333°3,014 m10.5 mi
South Sandia PeakNW 316°2,982 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:17
June solstice05:5219:4620:23
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1016:1916:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354047546373767467564435
Precip in0.70.91.10.90.70.62.62.71.61.30.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Foothills NE, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904887 — Cedro Peak, Bernalillo County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357592850

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