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Cerritos Margaritas

Cerritos Margaritas, seen from above at true elevation

Cerritos Margaritas rises to 2,307 m in New Mexico. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Loma Montosa, a peak 1.6 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 1.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019283, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2307 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.00587, -107.91589

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 11
Springs: 11
  • Aragon Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Mule Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Ojo Bonito: 17.7 mi
  • Little Trough Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Alamosa Spring: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Junction Cave (no entry): 5.6 mi
  • Double Sinks: 5.7 mi
  • Double Sinks: 5.7 mi
  • Xenolith Cave: 6.0 mi
  • Bandera Crater: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 6
  • El Malpais Visitor Center: 6.4 mi
  • La Ventana Natural Arch: 9.4 mi
  • Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 10.8 mi
  • Narrows Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Lava Falls Area: 18.9 mi
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • La Ventana Arch: 9.6 mi
  • Lava Bridge: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Jesus: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Cerritos Margaritas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SedgwickNW 319°2,819 m15.4 mi
Cebollita MesaS 169°2,673 m20.2 mi
Gallo PeakWNW 301°2,642 m2.4 mi
Salitre MesaNW 324°2,625 m18.5 mi
La Jara MesaNNE 31°2,612 m21.1 mi
Cerro ColoradoNNE 31°2,612 m21.1 mi
Horace MesaNE 43°2,607 m18.9 mi
PelonSSE 164°2,599 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5019:24
June solstice05:5919:5220:30
September equinox07:0018:3719:10
December solstice07:1716:2517:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542485767716962513930

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grants Milan Muni AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904924 — Cerritos Margaritas, Cibola County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357592937

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