Cerrito de la Baca
Cerrito de la Baca rises to 1,857 m in New Mexico. Chicoma Mountain stands 3,517 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Chamita, a peak 1.7 miles away. El Camino Real passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019239, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,857 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 11.2 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 13.6 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 23.6 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 26 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 29 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 29 mi
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chamita: 1.7 mi
- Black Mesa: 3.4 mi
- Vallito Peak: 3.7 mi
- Cerro Roman: 7.6 mi
- Clara Peak: 8.7 mi
- Michael Jordan: 9.0 mi
- Rudolfo Anaya Mural: 9.0 mi
- Noland: 9.1 mi
- "La Jovencita" Mural: 9.2 mi
- Renezmae Oana Faith Calzada: 9.2 mi
- Espanola Valley Historic Marker: 7.6 mi
- Veterens Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Española Valley Historical Marker: 9.3 mi
- Poshuoinge: 10.4 mi
- Ben Lujan Memorial Highway: 11.0 mi
- OO Health and Education Faciliy: 6.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 8.9 mi
- Valdez Park: 9.0 mi
- Joe Romero Park: 10.8 mi
- La Puebla Park: 11.7 mi
- SJC: 5.2 mi
- Española: 9.1 mi
- Bond House Historic Site: 9.3 mi
- Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site: 9.5 mi
- Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site: 13.6 mi
- Pine Spring: 14.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 21.7 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 22.0 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 22.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 22.7 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 5.3 mi
- Bond House Museum: 9.3 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 11.4 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 12.3 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 15.8 mi
- Gates of Hell: 5.0 mi
- Black Mesa: 5.3 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 11.4 mi
- La Mesita: 11.6 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 13.6 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 15.3 mi
- Camp May: 21.7 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 19.2 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 11.8 mi
- Rendija Arch: 18.6 mi
- Buckman: 19.9 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Cerrito de la Baca. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicoma Mountain | WSW 242° | 3,517 m | 16.4 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | WSW 255° | 3,419 m | 16.2 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | WSW 243° | 3,323 m | 19.5 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | SW 229° | 3,200 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | SW 232° | 3,169 m | 19.6 mi |
| Shell Mountain | SW 234° | 3,098 m | 19.5 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | W 270° | 2,856 m | 15.1 mi |
| El Lagunito Palo Quemador | W 264° | 2,727 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:47 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:15 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alcalde, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357585820
Day trips start here
- Española · 9 mi
- Chimayó · 14 mi
- Pojoaque · 17 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 26 mi
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