Cerrito Pelon
Cerrito Pelon rises to 2,461 m in New Mexico. Bunkhouse Bare Point stands 3,550 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rivera Mesa, a peak 1.7 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 8.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49019266, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2461 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 50.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.4 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 16 mi
- Base Camp View · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rivera Mesa: 1.7 mi
- Cooks Peak: 2.2 mi
- Gallinas Mesa: 2.7 mi
- Halls Peak: 3.2 mi
- Apache Mesa: 4.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 9.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 9.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 10.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 11.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 11.0 mi
- Coyote Creek State Park: 13.0 mi
- Olympic Park: 18.7 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 20.1 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 20.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 21.6 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 10.3 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 13.6 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 15.7 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 20.4 mi
- D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker: 21.7 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 10.2 mi
- Rayado: 10.5 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 15.5 mi
- Covered Wagon: 16.1 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 16.3 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 10.4 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 16.2 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 19.6 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 24.8 mi
- Betty's Bra: 14.0 mi
- Palisades: 22.9 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 15.9 mi
- Tipi: 19.6 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 15.6 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Cerrito Pelon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | NNW 334° | 3,550 m | 18.9 mi |
| Comanche Peak | NNW 336° | 3,445.2 m | 18.9 mi |
| Agua Fria Peak | NW 309° | 3,364 m | 14.5 mi |
| Big Red | NNW 337° | 3,358.9 m | 17.7 mi |
| Garcia Peak | NNW 326° | 3,323 m | 17.9 mi |
| Osha Mountain | WNW 286° | 3,305 m | 19.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 345° | 3,295 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bonito Peak | NNW 338° | 3,254 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocate 2 NW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 897868 — Cerrito Pelon, Mora County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357582924
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