Cerro Brujos
Cerro Brujos rises to 2,328 m in New Mexico. Veteado Mountain stands 2,593 m to the south-southeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Gobbler Knob, a peak 3.1 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019310, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,328 m
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- lava caves (no entry) · 29 mi
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 30 mi
64 named places within 25 miles
- Gobbler Knob: 3.1 mi
- Cerro Cantina: 3.9 mi
- Cerro Pomo: 4.4 mi
- Chimney Hill: 4.4 mi
- Veteado Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Aragon Springs: 18.6 mi
- Cabin Spring: 21.1 mi
- Los Alamos Springs: 21.7 mi
- Jaralosa Spring: 23.0 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Red Cliffs: 20.8 mi
- Hoya de Cibola Vent: 21.6 mi
- Lightning Field: 18.0 mi
- Lava Falls Area: 23.0 mi
- The Lightning Field: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cerro Brujos. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veteado Mountain | SSE 150° | 2,593 m | 7.0 mi |
| Cerro Alto | NNE 28° | 2,593 m | 10.5 mi |
| Cerro Lobo | NNE 32° | 2,528 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cerro Chato | NE 37° | 2,504 m | 13.8 mi |
| Techado Mountain | SSE 168° | 2,490 m | 11.1 mi |
| Cerro Piedrita | NNE 31° | 2,487 m | 15.7 mi |
| Cerro Rendija | NE 34° | 2,487 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mariano Mesa | S 178° | 2,472 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:28 | 17:07 |
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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357582959
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