Cerro Blanco
Cerro Blanco rises to 2,551 m in New Mexico. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Forth of July Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Salt Missions Trail passes 6.3 miles off. 251 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49019305, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,551 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 17.1 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 19.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 20.0 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Rock Overlook · 22 mi
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 22 mi
- Bet's Rock · 22 mi
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 28 mi
251 named places within 25 miles
- Red Canyon Picnic Grounds: 11.2 mi
- Hockett Park: 12.0 mi
- Sunflower Meadow Park: 14.2 mi
- Oak Flat: 15.2 mi
- Department of Defense Withdrawal: 15.4 mi
- Forth of July Spring: 0.8 mi
- Upper Fourth of July Spring: 0.9 mi
- Yellowstone Spring: 1.4 mi
- Cave Spring: 1.5 mi
- Albuquerque Trail Spring: 1.6 mi
- Berkshire Hotel Historic Site: 19.2 mi
- PGM-11 Redstone Rocket: 21.0 mi
- V-750 Dvina: 21.0 mi
- MIM-14 Nike Hercules: 21.0 mi
- Republic F-105 Thunderchief: 21.0 mi
- Mosca Peak: 2.0 mi
- Bosque Peak: 2.5 mi
- Guadalupe Peak: 2.5 mi
- North Bosque Peak: 2.6 mi
- Capilla Peak: 5.7 mi
- Aluminum Yucca: 19.9 mi
- Musical Highway: 20.0 mi
- Painted Pig Tank: 20.1 mi
- New Mexico Zia: 20.1 mi
- Giant Stone Rattlesnake: 20.2 mi
- Quarai Museum: 14.1 mi
- LL Heritage & Arts: 19.4 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 20.1 mi
- DTRA Museum: 20.4 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 20.7 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 6.3 mi
- Founders' Wall: 19.0 mi
- Estancia Historic Marker: 19.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 19.3 mi
- ATLAS-I Wedge: 19.3 mi
- Carolino Canyon Reservation Area: 14.3 mi
- Deadman Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Oak Flat Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Pine Flat Picnic Site: 16.2 mi
- Salinas National Monument Headquarters Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Garden Center: 21.9 mi
- La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 22.6 mi
- International District Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Winrock Garden: 23.7 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 24.1 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 22.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.9 mi
- El Cerro de Los Lunas Preserve: 22.9 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 23.6 mi
- Travertine Falls: 21.5 mi
- Carpenter: 24.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzano Peak | SSW 193° | 3,060 m | 13.7 mi |
| Gallo Peak | SSW 195° | 3,047 m | 10.5 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | N 355° | 2,982 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bosque Peak | WSW 239° | 2,929 m | 2.5 mi |
| North Bosque Peak | WSW 249° | 2,909 m | 2.6 mi |
| Mosca Peak | NNW 343° | 2,890 m | 2.0 mi |
| Guadalupe Peak | NNW 334° | 2,873 m | 2.5 mi |
| Capilla Peak | S 185° | 2,852 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 52 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainair 8NW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593021
Day trips start here
- Central New Mexico · 6 mi
- Los Lunas · 19 mi
- Cedar Crest · 22 mi
- Belen · 23 mi
- Edgewood · 23 mi
- Albuquerque · 25 mi
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