Cerrito de los Muertos
Cerrito de los Muertos rises to 1,477 m in New Mexico. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,957 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Ute Creek Mesa, a peak 3.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 58 miles off. 15 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49019241, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1477 m
How to reach it
- 57.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 15.3 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 20.3 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
15 named places within 25 miles
- Ute Creek Mesa: 3.0 mi
- Mesa Quitaras: 5.4 mi
- Steele Windmill: 9.6 mi
- Circle S Mesa: 10.6 mi
- Aragon Hill: 11.3 mi
- Chicosa Lake State Park: 23.5 mi
- New Goodnight Trail Historical Marker: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cerrito de los Muertos. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 310° | 1,957 m | 21.1 mi |
| Cerro de la Cruz | NW 308° | 1,887 m | 16.6 mi |
| Aragon Hill | NNW 330° | 1,762 m | 11.3 mi |
| Orphan Hill | NE 35° | 1,655 m | 16.0 mi |
| Ute Creek Mesa | NNW 331° | 1,641 m | 3.0 mi |
| Mesa Quitaras | SSW 201° | 1,617 m | 5.4 mi |
| Circle S Mesa | WSW 247° | 1,573 m | 10.6 mi |
| Minnie Butte | ENE 76° | 1,558 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rosebud 7NW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898640 — Cerrito de los Muertos, Harding County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583791
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