Cerrito Colorado
Cerrito Colorado rises to 3,126 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinoreal Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 143 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Taos County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019233, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,126 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 5.6 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 24.8 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 11 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 26 mi
- Base Camp View · 30 mi
143 named places within 25 miles
- Pinoreal Peak: 1.7 mi
- Tombe: 2.3 mi
- Sierra de Don Fernando: 3.3 mi
- Tetillas Peak: 3.4 mi
- Devisadero Peak: 4.6 mi
- Ranchos Park: 6.5 mi
- Kit Carson Memorial State Park: 6.9 mi
- Filemon Sanchez Fairground Park: 7.0 mi
- Taos County Rodeo Grounds: 7.0 mi
- Red Willow Park: 7.0 mi
- Mabel Dodge Luhan House Historic Site: 6.7 mi
- Kit Carson House Historic Site: 7.0 mi
- Shortcut: 7.0 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 7.0 mi
- Ernest L Blumenschein House Historic Site: 7.1 mi
- Fort Burgwin: 6.8 mi
- Kit Carson Cemetary: 6.9 mi
- Taos Plaza: 7.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial 1985: 7.1 mi
- Shortcut: 7.3 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 7.0 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 7.0 mi
- Bent House Museum: 7.1 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 7.1 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 8.3 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 6.9 mi
- Apache Springs: 10.3 mi
- Apache Spring: 12.0 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 14.3 mi
- Loring Spring: 16.3 mi
- Red Horse: 6.8 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 7.1 mi
- Native Art: 8.2 mi
- Eagle: 19.4 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 24.5 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 18.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 18.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 22.4 mi
- La Vinateria: 4.3 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 17.1 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 18.0 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 13.9 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 18.5 mi
- Palisades: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cerrito Colorado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | NNE 14° | 4,011 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Walter | NNE 14° | 3,996 m | 16.0 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | NNE 16° | 3,989 m | 15.1 mi |
| Simpson Peak | NNE 15° | 3,953 m | 15.2 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | N 8° | 3,929 m | 14.9 mi |
| Red Dome | NNE 20° | 3,868 m | 15.5 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | N 5° | 3,848 m | 13.7 mi |
| Kachina Peak | N 8° | 3,804 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
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 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taos, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904915 — Cerrito Colorado, Taos County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592914
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