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Cerritos Colorados

Cerritos Colorados, seen from above at true elevation

Cerritos Colorados rises to 2,048 m in New Mexico. Elk Mountain stands 3,550 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Loma del Medio, a peak 0.5 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019279, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2048 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.45976, -105.56724

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 44
Historic sites: 18
Artworks: 16
Gardens: 11
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Dalton Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 15.4 mi
  • Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 17.7 mi
  • Fishing Hole: 18.3 mi
  • Big Pine: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 3
  • Alamosa Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Hermit's Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Wesner Spring/Mine: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Montezuma Hot Springs: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hyde Park Falls: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Cerritos Colorados. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elk MountainN 2°3,550 m21.2 mi
Mount BarkerN 360°3,490 m21.0 mi
Valle de la PiedraN 2°3,340 m18.4 mi
Rosilla PeakN 350°3,231 m19.1 mi
Thompson PeakNW 318°3,215 m19.9 mi
Hermit PeakNNE 23°3,127 m21.4 mi
Glorieta BaldyNW 316°3,116 m18.6 mi
Chaperito KnobNNW 347°3,096 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:14
June solstice05:4819:4420:21
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:0816:1516:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323641485666696861514032
Precip in0.70.60.70.71.01.23.23.01.71.21.01.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pecos NM, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904922 — Cerritos Colorados, San Miguel County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357592934

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