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. 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
- 1857 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
- Cerrito de la Baca: 0.2 mi
- Chamita: 1.7 mi
- Black Mesa: 3.4 mi
- Vallito Peak: 3.7 mi
- Cerro Roman: 7.6 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
- Pueblo of San Juan Historical Marker: 5.6 mi
- San Gabriel on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 5.6 mi
- OO Health and Education Faciliy: 6.8 mi
- Velarde on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 8.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 8.9 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
- 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 19.8 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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