Cerrito Arizona
Cerrito Arizona rises to 2,359 m in New Mexico. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerrito Comadre, a peak 0.8 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,359 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
- 3.6 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 20.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- lava caves (no entry) · 8 mi
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerrito Comadre: 0.8 mi
- Cerro Rendija: 1.6 mi
- Cerro Americano: 2.3 mi
- Cerro Leonides: 3.6 mi
- Cerro Bandera: 3.9 mi
- Aragon Spring: 5.0 mi
- Mule Spring: 8.2 mi
- Caruco Spring: 10.1 mi
- Ojo Bonito: 10.3 mi
- Little Trough Spring: 10.7 mi
- Bandera Crater: 4.8 mi
- Hoya de Cibola Vent: 5.0 mi
- Xenolith Cave: 8.5 mi
- Double Sinks: 8.5 mi
- Junction Cave (no entry): 8.6 mi
- Old Fort Wingate-Zuni Wagon Road Historic Site: 6.9 mi
- McElroy Park: 20.5 mi
- Josephine Elkins Park: 21.3 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 21.4 mi
- Long Park: 22.2 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 16.3 mi
- Lava Falls Area: 18.5 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 19.5 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 21.5 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 18.3 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 19.1 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 20.5 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 21.9 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 20.2 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 21.5 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 21.5 mi
- Lava Bridge: 3.3 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 16.4 mi
- Jesus: 20.6 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 23.2 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Cerrito Arizona. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sedgwick | NNE 13° | 2,819 m | 15.0 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,777 m | 19.0 mi |
| Gallo Peak | ENE 70° | 2,642 m | 12.2 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | N 8° | 2,625 m | 18.1 mi |
| Pelon | ESE 122° | 2,599 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cerro Alto | SSW 212° | 2,593 m | 13.8 mi |
| North Pelon | ESE 120° | 2,558 m | 19.7 mi |
| Cerro Bandera | ENE 57° | 2,539 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 39 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Morro Natl MON, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904910 — Cerrito Arizona, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592901
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