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Cerro Blanco

Cerro Blanco, seen from above at true elevation

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. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States

Wikidata Q49019305, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2551 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.78422, -106.39252

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Springs: 37
  • 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
Attractions: 34
Peaks: 32
Artworks: 31
  • 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
Museums: 21
  • 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
Historic sites: 20
Picnic sites: 12
Gardens: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manzano PeakSSW 193°3,060 m13.7 mi
Gallo PeakSSW 195°3,047 m10.5 mi
South Sandia PeakN 355°2,982 m23.3 mi
Bosque PeakWSW 239°2,929 m2.5 mi
North Bosque PeakWSW 249°2,909 m2.6 mi
Mosca PeakNNW 343°2,890 m2.0 mi
Guadalupe PeakNNW 334°2,873 m2.5 mi
Capilla PeakS 185°2,852 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:5319:4620:23
September equinox06:5418:3119:04
December solstice07:1016:2016:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323743495868716962524033
Precip in0.80.71.11.01.11.22.82.62.01.40.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainair 8NW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357593021

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