Cerro Blanco
Cerro Blanco rises to 2,468 m in New Mexico. Cerro de la Garita stands 3,225 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is French Mesa, a peak 3.1 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 17 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Wikidata Q49019302, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2468 m
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 30 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 30 mi
79 named places within 25 miles
- French Mesa: 3.1 mi
- Capulin Peak: 4.1 mi
- Mesa Gurule: 5.5 mi
- Mesa los Indios: 7.1 mi
- Mesa Corral: 7.7 mi
- Nogales Cliff House trailhead: 10.4 mi
- Cuba Rams: 16.9 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 18.8 mi
- Chimney Rock: 20.6 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 21.3 mi
- San Juan Basin: 16.7 mi
- Cuba: 16.8 mi
- Cuba Historic Marker: 18.3 mi
- Time Capsule: 23.0 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 23.2 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 7.9 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 18.4 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 17.2 mi
- Sandoval County Event Center: 19.6 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 24.5 mi
- Cecilia Spring: 5.4 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 22.2 mi
- Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area: 19.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 23.9 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 19.0 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 24.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro de la Garita | SE 136° | 3,225 m | 24.8 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | SE 134° | 3,174 m | 23.4 mi |
| Cerro Pavo | SE 132° | 3,144 m | 22.4 mi |
| Cerro Pedernal | ESE 109° | 3,003 m | 19.8 mi |
| Cerro Jarocito | SSE 154° | 2,993 m | 15.0 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | SE 139° | 2,992 m | 20.9 mi |
| Nacimiento Peak | S 183° | 2,973 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mesa del Medio | SE 128° | 2,959 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lindrith 1 WSW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593029
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