Cerro Candelaria
Cerro Candelaria rises to 2,397 m in New Mexico. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lava Crater, a peak 0.4 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,397 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
- 1.2 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 15.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 3 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lava Crater: 0.4 mi
- Twin Craters: 0.9 mi
- Cerro Bandera: 2.6 mi
- Cerro Rendija: 4.9 mi
- Deer Hill: 5.4 mi
- Bandera Crater: 2.1 mi
- Double Sinks: 3.0 mi
- Junction Cave (no entry): 3.0 mi
- Xenolith Cave: 3.2 mi
- Hoya de Cibola Vent: 7.2 mi
- Old Fort Wingate-Zuni Wagon Road Historic Site: 3.3 mi
- McElroy Park: 15.7 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 16.3 mi
- Josephine Elkins Park: 16.6 mi
- Truman Park: 17.1 mi
- Aragon Spring: 6.1 mi
- Mule Spring: 10.4 mi
- Ojo Bonito: 12.0 mi
- Little Trough Spring: 12.7 mi
- Caruco Spring: 13.3 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 12.1 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 13.8 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 16.3 mi
- Lava Falls Area: 17.5 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 12.8 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 13.8 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 15.3 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 16.4 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 15.4 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 16.3 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 16.3 mi
- Lava Bridge: 3.7 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 12.2 mi
- Jesus: 15.9 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 19.6 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Cerro Candelaria. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sedgwick | N 350° | 2,819 m | 13.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NW 322° | 2,777 m | 20.7 mi |
| Cebollita Mesa | SSE 147° | 2,673 m | 21.6 mi |
| Gallo Peak | ENE 64° | 2,642 m | 6.4 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | N 349° | 2,625 m | 16.8 mi |
| Pelon | SE 136° | 2,599 m | 17.2 mi |
| Cerro Alto | SW 225° | 2,593 m | 18.5 mi |
| North Pelon | SE 135° | 2,558 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
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 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grants Milan Muni AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1867991 — Cerro Candelaria, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357620088
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