Cerro Blanco
Cerro Blanco rises to 2,319 m in New Mexico. Veteado Mountain stands 2,593 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogeye Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 20 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,319 m
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
60 named places within 25 miles
- Hogeye Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 5.0 mi
- Hawkins Peak: 5.0 mi
- Flattop Mesa: 5.3 mi
- Chimney Hill: 6.3 mi
- Cabin Spring: 14.5 mi
- Los Alamos Springs: 16.1 mi
- Jaralosa Spring: 17.5 mi
- Zuni Spring: 19.4 mi
- Aragon Springs: 19.4 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Red Cliffs: 14.3 mi
- Lightning Field: 22.8 mi
- The Lightning Field: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cerro Blanco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veteado Mountain | ESE 108° | 2,593 m | 10.6 mi |
| Cerro Alto | NE 44° | 2,593 m | 16.6 mi |
| Cerro Lobo | NE 43° | 2,528 m | 21.5 mi |
| Cerro Chato | NE 47° | 2,504 m | 20.3 mi |
| Techado Mountain | SE 132° | 2,490 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cerro Piedrita | NE 42° | 2,487 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mariano Mesa | SSE 149° | 2,472 m | 13.6 mi |
| Cerro Negro | NE 48° | 2,462 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:54 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:29 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fence Lake, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357582952
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