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Cerrito de los Muertos

Cerrito de los Muertos, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.00726, -103.74107

15 named places within 25 miles

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNW 310°1,957 m21.1 mi
Cerro de la CruzNW 308°1,887 m16.6 mi
Aragon HillNNW 330°1,762 m11.3 mi
Orphan HillNE 35°1,655 m16.0 mi
Ute Creek MesaNNW 331°1,641 m3.0 mi
Mesa QuitarasSSW 201°1,617 m5.4 mi
Circle S MesaWSW 247°1,573 m10.6 mi
Minnie ButteENE 76°1,558 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3919:3820:16
September equinox06:4418:2018:53
December solstice07:0316:0516:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946536372767467564536
Precip in0.40.30.81.01.21.72.03.72.01.30.50.6

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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